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 Newell had a population of 540 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newell had a population of 859 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newell, with the one closest to Newell listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Fonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Storm Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Early
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sac City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Schaller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomeroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jolley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Marathon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Laurens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sioux Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Havelock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Galva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Linn Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Wall Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Rockwell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aurelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Odebolt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Odebolt is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Carnarvon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Manson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
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 Newell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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