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 Hanford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hanford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hanford listed first.
- Cameron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cameron is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Portland is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Mason City Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City Junction is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Rockwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mason City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burchinal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burchinal is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Nora Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Falls is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Swaledale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swaledale is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Plymouth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Junction is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Sheffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Rudd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Creamery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Manly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is also located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Marble Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Chapin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Aredale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kensett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Fertile
(19 miles [30.6 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 Hanford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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