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 Iowa Center had a population of 261 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Iowa Center, with the one closest to Iowa Center listed first.
- Maxwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Collins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elkhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Mingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- State Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ames
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Slater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valeria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Green Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Santiago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Melbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Malta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Ontario
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ankeny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bondurant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oswalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McCallsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Iowa Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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