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)
- Adel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adel is also located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
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- Dallas Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dallas Center is also located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,822 people
- Former name for Dallas Center:
- Dallas Centre
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- Van Meter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- DeSoto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Clive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is also located in Dallas County
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- Panther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is also located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Minburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minburn is also located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Ashawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ingersoll was located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- McBride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McBride is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Granger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cumming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orillia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Valley Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
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- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norwalk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Bridge is also located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Woodward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Linden is also located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Bouton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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. |
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