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 Maxwell had a population of 453 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Maxwell had a population of 908 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Iowa Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Collins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valeria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- 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
- Santiago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bondurant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oswalt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- State Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Slater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ankeny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(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
- Ames
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldahl
(15 miles [24.1 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 Maxwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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