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, Gilbert had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gilbert had a population of 1,152 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gilbert, with the one closest to Gilbert listed first.
- Ontario
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ames
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Story City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Roland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kelley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCallsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Huxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanhope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moingona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iowa Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Radcliffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zearing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stratford
(18 miles [29 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 Gilbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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