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 Roland had a population of 171 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Roland had a population of 1,252 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roland, with the one closest to Roland listed first.
- McCallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Story City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zearing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Radcliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Kelley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clemons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Stanhope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Cambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Huxley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maxwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bromley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bromley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Lawn Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Kamrar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Roland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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