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 Lakewood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lakewood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lakewood listed first.
- Norwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orillia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cumming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Ashawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Des Moines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Levey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- East Des Moines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Clive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hastie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bevington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conger is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Wick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Saylorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Waukee
(12 miles [19.3 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 Lakewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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