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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 Laurens had a population of 318 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Laurens had a population of 1,126 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Laurens, with the one closest to Laurens listed first.

  • Marathon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Havelock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mallard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Curlew
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocahontas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ayrshire
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sioux Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rolfe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Newell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <2>
  • Fonda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Greenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rodman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmetsburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Linn Grove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Dickens
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradgate
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • West Bend
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Storm Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomeroy
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lizard ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
  • Gilmore City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Cylinder
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Osgood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Spencer
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peterson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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 Laurens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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