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 Goddard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Goddard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Goddard listed first.
- Colfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Metz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oswalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Siding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Baxter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reasnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bondurant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ivy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rhodes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 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 Goddard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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