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 Oelwein had a population of 830 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oelwein had a population of 5,789 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oelwein, with the one closest to Oelwein listed first.
- Hazleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Maynard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bryantsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Westgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Otterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Dunkerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wapsie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wapsie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Donnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Canfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Jesup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Winthrop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel
(17 miles [27.4 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 Oelwein, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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