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 Hayward had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hayward had a population of 243 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hayward, with the one closest to Hayward listed first.
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Albert Lea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Clarks Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Gordonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Northwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Varco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Lansing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- Meltonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meltonville is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
- Blooming Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freeborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Hayward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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