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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 Millman in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Millman. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Millman listed first.

  • Valley Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Junction is located in Polk County
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  • Orillia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orillia is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
  • Norwalk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Des Moines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashawa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashawa is located in Polk County
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  • Commerce
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Commerce is located in Polk County
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  • Cumming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Des Moines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Des Moines is located in Polk County
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  • Clive
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbell is located in Polk County
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  • Avon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Avon is located in Polk County
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  • Levey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Levey is located in Polk County
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  • Prole
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Prole is located in Warren County
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  • Spring Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Hastie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hastie is located in Polk County
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  • Saylor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saylor is located in Polk County
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  • Saylorville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saylorville is located in Polk County
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  • Churchville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Churchville is located in Warren County
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  • Summerset
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerset is located in Warren County
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  • Carlisle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rising Sun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
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  • Booneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grimes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berwick is located in Polk County
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  • Oralabor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oralabor is located in Polk County
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  • Waukee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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