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>
Ingersoll itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ingersoll, with the one closest to Ingersoll listed first.
- Granger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grimes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Dallas Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polk City Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Waukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Crocker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Woodward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ortonville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Saylorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Madrid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Ashawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Ankeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheldahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Valley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Saylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Oralabor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Slater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bouton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Panther
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Booneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Des Moines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
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 Ingersoll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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