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, Slater had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Slater had a population of 1,471 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Slater, with the one closest to Slater listed first.
- Sheldahl
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huxley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Polk City Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kelley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crocker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madrid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ankeny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ames
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Granger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Woodward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saylorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Oralabor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Grimes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Iowa Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Nevada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moingona
(16 miles [25.7 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 Slater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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