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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 Polk City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polk City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polk City listed first.
- Crocker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Polk City Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Granger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Ankeny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saylorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Slater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oralabor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Elkhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Berwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Des Moines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waukee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Luther
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Altoona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bondurant
(14 miles [22.5 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 Polk City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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