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, Grimes had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grimes had a population of 15,831 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grimes, with the one closest to Grimes listed first.
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Clive
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
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- Granger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Saylorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Crocker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
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- Dallas Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Polk City Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ortonville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
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- Oralabor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Ankeny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Des Moines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orillia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Meter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Madrid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Grimes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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