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 Swan had a population of 419 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Swan had a population of 74 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swan, with the one closest to Swan listed first.
- Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morgin Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
- Percy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Runnells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adelphi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ackworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hastie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Summerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Rising Sun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Levey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Milo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caloma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caloma is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caloma
- Mitchellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Indianola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Des Moines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
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 Swan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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