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 Sheffield had a population of 610 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sheffield had a population of 1,096 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sheffield, with the one closest to Sheffield listed first.
- Chapin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Rockwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swaledale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hansell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aredale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burchinal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Alexander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Reeve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason City Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Bristow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Marble Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mason City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rowan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nora Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Belmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Sheffield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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