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 Grinnell had a population of 3,332 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grinnell had a population of 9,096 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grinnell, with the one closest to Grinnell listed first.
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Malcom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gilman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Searsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Killduff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sully
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Pickering
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Potter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Taintor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haven is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Montour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coal Siding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Galesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Tama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Grinnell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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