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 Urbandale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Urbandale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Urbandale listed first.
- Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Sonoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- West Leroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Assyria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Assyria is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyria
- Hickory Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ceresco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lacey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Dowling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Pine Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- East Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Cedar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cressey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cressey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey
- Scotts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richland Junction is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
- Comstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
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 Urbandale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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