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 Van in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van listed first.
- State Center Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center Junction
- State Center Junction is located in Marshall County
- Haverhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverhill <3>
- Luray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Melbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Melbourne is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <3>
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - LaMoille
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Rhodes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Marshalltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Marshalltown is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalltown <3>
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- State Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
- State Center is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <3>
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
- Pickering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Dillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Moningers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Quarry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Rockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <3>
- Bromley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Le Grand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Le Grand is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <3>
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Ira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Clemons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Collins is located in Story County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |