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 Varina in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Varina. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Varina listed first.
- Fonda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pomeroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marathon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jolley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Havelock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Storm Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sac City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Early
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lizard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Manson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
- Rolfe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schaller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Curlew
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Varina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |