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 in 1895, Galva had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Galva had a population of 424 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Galva, with the one closest to Galva listed first.
- Holstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schaller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Ida Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
- Cushing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Early
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Storm Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aurelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Quimby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Odebolt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Cherokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Correctionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kiron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sac City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meriden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fielding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
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 Galva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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