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 in 1895, Valley Junction had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Ashawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ashawa is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Commerce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Orillia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orillia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
- Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Des Moines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Cumming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Des Moines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Des Moines is also located in Polk County
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- Saylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saylor is also located in Polk County
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- Saylorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saylorville is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Levey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Levey is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Grimes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Avon is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick is also located in Polk County
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- Prole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prole is located in Warren County
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- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Hastie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hastie is also located in Polk County
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- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is also located in Polk County
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- Oralabor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oralabor is also located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Van Meter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Churchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
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- Summerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
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- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingersoll was located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ankeny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Valley Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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