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>
While we didn't find Owen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Owen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Owen listed first.
- Rockwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Mason City Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Nora Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mason City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burchinal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Rock Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Marble Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swaledale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Plymouth Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Aredale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Chapin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Clear Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Floyd Crossing is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Crossing
- Creamery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Manly
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Floyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Owen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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