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 Fonda had a population of 625 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fonda had a population of 566 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fonda, with the one closest to Fonda listed first.
- Pomeroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jolley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sac City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Rockwell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Early
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lizard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Laurens
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Havelock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Storm Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marathon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Lake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolfe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schaller
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Plover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Fonda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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