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 Vandalia had a population of 254 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vandalia, with the one closest to Vandalia listed first.
- Runnells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morgin Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
- Percy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Swan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prairie City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adelphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hastie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hastie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oswalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Levey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Sandyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Santiago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Metz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Des Moines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Des Moines is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
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 Vandalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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