Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elkhart had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Elkhart had a population of 952 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkhart, with the one closest to Elkhart listed first.
- Ankeny
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oralabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Bondurant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crocker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huxley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saylorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Saylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Santiago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polk City Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Altoona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Iowa Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oswalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kelley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elkhart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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