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 Tama had a population of 1,741 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tama had a population of 2,723 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Tama, with the one closest to Tama listed first.
- Toledo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Long Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Potter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haven is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Montour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vining
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Le Grand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Dillon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pickering
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irving
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Ferguson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Plaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gladbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Traer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Tama, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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