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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>

While we didn't find Farrar in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Farrar. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.

  • Valeria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Valeria is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Mingo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Santiago
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
    • Santiago is located in Polk County
  • Green Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Clyde is located in Jasper County
  • Collins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Collins is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Elkhart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Iowa Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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    • Iowa Center is located in Story County
  • Oswalt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
    • Oswalt is located in Jasper County
  • Ira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Jasper County
  • Bondurant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bondurant is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <3>
  • Mitchellville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
    • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <3>
  • Cambridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cambridge is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
  • Colfax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Altoona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
  • Rhodes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Ankeny
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
    • Ankeny is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
  • Oralabor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oralabor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oralabor is located in Polk County
  • Berwick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Polk County
  • Huxley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Huxley is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <3>
  • Ivy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
    • Ivy is located in Polk County
  • Colo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Saylor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
    • Saylor is located in Polk County
  • Rising Sun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
  • Nevada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Prairie City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Metz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Metz is located in Jasper County
  • Crocker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
    • Crocker is located in Polk County

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Farrar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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