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 in 1895, Luther had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Luther had a population of 133 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Luther, with the one closest to Luther listed first.
- Madrid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moingona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Woodward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ames
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bouton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polk City Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mackey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crocker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Pilot Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
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 Luther, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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