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 in 1895, Oralabor had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oralabor, with the one closest to Oralabor listed first.
- Saylorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Saylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
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- Ankeny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Altoona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bondurant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crocker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Des Moines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Des Moines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Rising Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Polk City Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Hastie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
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- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
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- Levey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Levey is located in Polk County
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- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
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- Mitchellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Santiago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
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- Clive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
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- Ashawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Polk County
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- Sheldahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Granger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
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 Oralabor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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