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 in 1895, Rowan had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rowan had a population of 160 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rowan, with the one closest to Rowan listed first.
- Galt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Latimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Popejoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Goodell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burdette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Reeve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blairsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Klemme
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goldfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woolstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Swaledale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 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 Rowan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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