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 West Bend had a population of 325 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, West Bend had a population of 741 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Bend, with the one closest to West Bend listed first.
- Rodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Whittemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Plover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rolfe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Bode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Cylinder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Kossuth County
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- Mallard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Algona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Curlew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Havelock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Emmetsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arnold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
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- Fenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lu Verne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Humboldt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Osgood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osgood is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Ayrshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 West Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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