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 Sumner had a population of 861 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sumner had a population of 1,965 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sumner, with the one closest to Sumner listed first.
- Westgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Tripoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hawkeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wapsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wapsie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
- Randalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Alpha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Donnan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knittel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seigel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Klinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waucoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bremer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oelwein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Douglass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Republic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roxie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
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 Sumner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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