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 Meriden had a population of 241 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Meriden had a population of 144 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.
- Cleghorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quimby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aurelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Fielding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paullina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sutherland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gaza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gaza is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
- Peterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Remsen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
- Pierson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Linn Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Primghar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holstein
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oyens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- O'Leary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Union Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Union Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Kingsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Archer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cushing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Galva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Meriden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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