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Welcome to Rands ...

Rands is located in Calhoun County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Rands, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Rands, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Rands is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rands lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rands - they are located in Idaho and Maine.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rands.

Communities near Rands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rands.

  • Rockwell City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
  • Manson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
    • Manson is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <4>
  • Glidden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Glidden is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <4>
  • Gowrie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
    • Gowrie is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <4>
  • Pomeroy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
  • Churdan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
    • Churdan is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Callender
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
    • Callender is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Lohrville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Farnhamville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
    • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rands.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rands. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rands.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rands. See our Newspapers Page for Rands.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rands ...

Looking for more information about Rands? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rands.

Adding Rands to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rands in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rands was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rands post office opened in 1891.

We also found Rands in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rands.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rands - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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