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 Westview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westview listed first.
- Pocahontas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lizard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
- Pomeroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Havelock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilmore City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rolfe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fonda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Bradgate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Plover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Jolley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Laurens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Mallard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barnum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Rutland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Newell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Curlew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Rockwell City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Humboldt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bode
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- West Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
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 Westview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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