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 Rensselaer had a population of 1,455 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rensselaer had a population of 5,780 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rensselaer, with the one closest to Rensselaer listed first.
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Surrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Mount Ayr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foresman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Remington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wolcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Goodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Francesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kniman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Seafield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seafield is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafield
- Monon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morocco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Medaryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Stoutsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wadena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- DeMotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Rensselaer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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