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.
- Grandville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grand Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Paris is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paris
- Byron Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kinney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tallmadge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tallmadge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
- Hudsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Ada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bauer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Blendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zutphen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zutphen is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zutphen
- North Dorr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- Chauncey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Herrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herrington is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
- Lamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pearline is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
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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