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)
- Tara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tara is 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 located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Coalville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Barnum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnum is 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 located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Judd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Judd is located in Webster County
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- Callender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Callender is 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)
- Clare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is 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 located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Border Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Brushy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Lehigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncombe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is 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 is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugstad
- Gowrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harcourt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harcourt is 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)
- 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)
- 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. |
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