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, Ortonville had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ortonville, with the one closest to Ortonville listed first.
- Waukee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
- Waukee is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <2>
- Adel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Adel is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <2>
- Dallas Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Center
- Dallas Center is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas Center <2>
- Van Meter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meter
- Van Meter is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Meter <2>
- DeSoto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeSoto
- DeSoto is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeSoto <2>
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <2>
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Clive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
- Clive is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <2>
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Panther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Minburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Ashawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Grimes is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <2>
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - McBride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Granger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Granger is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <2>
- Redfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <2>
- Cumming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
- Cumming is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <2>
- Orillia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Valley Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
- Norwalk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <2>
- High Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Woodward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Woodward is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodward <2>
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Bouton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
- Bouton is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 Ortonville, 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |