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 Fernald in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fernald. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fernald listed first.
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCallsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zearing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- State Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clemons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Story City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rhodes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bromley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bromley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Ontario
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Huxley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Minerva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minerva is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Hubbard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melbourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radcliffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Fernald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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