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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>

While we didn't find Linwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Linwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.

  • Canby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Canby is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Adair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Casey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Anita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fontanelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgewater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Massena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Menlo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wiota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • North Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • Cumberland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Fisk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fisk is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
  • Arbor Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
  • Stuart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Glendon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
  • Monteith
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Monteith is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
  • Exira
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lorah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lorah is located in Cass County
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  • Orient
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dale is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Guthrie Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Nevinville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Nevinville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
  • Atlantic
    (20 miles [32.2 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 Linwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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