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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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ontario had a population of 128 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ontario, with the one closest to Ontario listed first.
- Ames
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kelley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Mackey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Slater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheldahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Story City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Rosendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Moingona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- High Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Iowa Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Polk City Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Woodward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCallsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crocker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Stanhope
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Elkhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <2>
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 Ontario, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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