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 Van Meter had a population of 467 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Van Meter had a population of 1,342 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Van Meter, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- DeSoto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Booneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ortonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ortonville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- McBride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McBride is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Waukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Clive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cumming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Orillia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Winterset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grimes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bevington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Churchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prole is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
- Norwalk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 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 Van Meter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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