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 Urbandale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Urbandale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Urbandale listed first.
- Clive
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Grimes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashawa is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Waukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Junction is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Commerce is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ingersoll was located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Granger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Des Moines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saylorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saylorville is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orillia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Saylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saylor is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Dallas Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dallas Center is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,822 people
- Former name for Dallas Center:
- Dallas Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas Center <2>
- Ortonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ortonville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Cumming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oralabor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oralabor is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Crocker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crocker is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Van Meter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norwalk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ankeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Des Moines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Des Moines is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berwick is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Polk City Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Polk City Junction is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Adel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Urbandale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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