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)
- Haverhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Luray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Melbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- LaMoille
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Ferguson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Rhodes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Marshalltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- State Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Dillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Moningers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moningers is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moningers
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Quarry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Rockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bromley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bromley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Le Grand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Ira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Clemons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
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. |
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