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 Sheldahl had a population of 368 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sheldahl had a population of 325 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sheldahl, with the one closest to Sheldahl listed first.
- Slater
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Polk City Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huxley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crocker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Kelley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madrid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Granger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ankeny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Ames
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ontario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Woodward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oralabor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Grimes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saylorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Saylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iowa Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bondurant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moingona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bouton
(16 miles [25.7 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 Sheldahl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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