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 Prairiebell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prairiebell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prairiebell listed first.
- Prairie City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oswalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Runnells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Santiago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Adelphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgin Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
- Valeria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hastie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Percy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Metz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Green Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Bondurant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Swan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Mingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Levey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Des Moines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
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 Prairiebell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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