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 Runnells had a population of 296 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Runnells had a population of 498 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Runnells, with the one closest to Runnells listed first.
- Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Swan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgin Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
- Vandalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adelphi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Percy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hastie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Levey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Sandyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Des Moines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Summerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Ackworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Bondurant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oswalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Santiago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Runnells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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