RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Iowa >> Webster County >> West Fort Dodge >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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 West Fort Dodge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Fort Dodge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Fort Dodge listed first.

  • Fort Dodge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Otho
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Otho is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <2>
  • Tara
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tara is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
  • Moorland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kalo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kalo is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
  • Coalville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalville is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Barnum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Barnum is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Evanston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Evanston is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Judd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Judd is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
  • Callender
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Callender is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Badger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Badger is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <2>
  • Clare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clare is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Burnside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnside is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Border Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Border Plains is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
  • Brushy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brushy is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
  • Lehigh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lehigh is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <2>
  • Duncombe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Vincent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vincent is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Flugstad ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Flugstad was located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugstad
  • Gowrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gowrie is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <2>
  • Harcourt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harcourt is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Pioneer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Humboldt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton is also located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
  • Homer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Homer is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Thor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thor is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thor <2>
  • Dakota City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Manson
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Fort Dodge, 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.