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

  • Pilot Mound
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Boxholm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ogden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beaver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver is located in Boone County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Dayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Moingona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moingona is located in Boone County
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  • Boone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stratford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dana is located in Greene County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Harcourt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harcourt is located in Webster County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Paton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grand Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Berkley is located in Boone County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Mackey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mackey is located in Boone County
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  • Lena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lena is located in Webster County
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  • Burnside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Burnside is located in Webster County
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  • Luther
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Luther is located in Boone County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Stanhope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Lehigh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rippey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rippey is located in Greene County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Rosendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
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  • Gowrie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Homer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Homer is located in Hamilton County
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  • Angus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Angus is located in Boone County
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  • Border Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Border Plains is located in Webster County
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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 Wolf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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