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 Fort Des Moines in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Des Moines. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Des Moines listed first.
- Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- East Des Moines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Des Moines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Levey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Levey is located in Polk County
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- Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
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- Orillia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
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- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cumming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Summerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Hastie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
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- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
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- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
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- Ashawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
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- Prole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prole is located in Warren County
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- Adelphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Warren County
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- Altoona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
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- Saylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
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- Saylorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Churchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
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- Clive
(11 miles [17.7 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 Fort Des Moines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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