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 Oyens had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oyens had a population of 102 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oyens, with the one closest to Oyens listed first.
- Remsen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seney is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Le Mars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Leary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Carnes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carnes is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Union Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Struble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Merrill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Maurice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orange City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crathorne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crathorne is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crathorne
- Granville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Kingsley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fielding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fielding is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleghorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Newkirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newkirk is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Ireton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Sioux Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Potosia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potosia is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
- Hospers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Oyens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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