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>
While we didn't find Swanwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Swanwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Swanwood listed first.
- Saylor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Saylor is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Berwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick is also located in Polk County
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- Saylorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saylorville is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Oralabor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oralabor is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Des Moines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Des Moines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Des Moines is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Altoona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ankeny
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is also located in Polk County
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- Bondurant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Levey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Levey is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Hastie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hastie is also located in Polk County
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- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is also located in Polk County
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- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ivy is also located in Polk County
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- Crocker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crocker is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Clive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campbell is also located in Polk County
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- Ashawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashawa is also located in Polk County
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- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adelphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adelphi is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Mitchellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Polk City Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polk City Junction is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Santiago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Santiago is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
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 Swanwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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