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 Storm Lake had a population of 1,821 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Storm Lake had a population of 10,438 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Storm Lake, with the one closest to Storm Lake listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Alta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Schaller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Early
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aurelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sac City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fonda
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marathon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holstein
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Laurens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quimby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Odebolt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ida Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meriden
(24 miles [38.6 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 Storm Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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