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 Waukee had a population of 240 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waukee had a population of 26,166 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waukee, with the one closest to Waukee listed first.
- Ortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ortonville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Clive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Meter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Booneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dallas Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashawa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
- Grimes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- DeSoto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Valley Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Cumming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orillia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McBride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McBride is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Minburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Norwalk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Des Moines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saylorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Saylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor
- Crocker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- High Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Waukee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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