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

  • Allendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hatfield is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Ringgold ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ringgold is located in Ringgold County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Washington Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington Center is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Center
  • Irena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Irena is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Grant City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Denver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Denver is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Caledonia ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Caledonia is located in Ringgold County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Redding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Redding is located in Ringgold County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Pawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pawnee is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Delphos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Delphos is located in Ringgold County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
    • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
  • Ellenorah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ellenorah is located in Gentry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenorah
  • Lone Star
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lone Star is located in Gentry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Brooklyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooklyn is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Mount Ayr
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Maloy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maloy is located in Ringgold County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Blockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Isadora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Isadora is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton is located in Ringgold County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Eagleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Oxford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • New Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Hampton is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Blythedale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Blythedale is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Kellerton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Enyart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Enyart is located in Gentry County
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  • Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lamoni
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamoni is located in Decatur County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <2>
  • Platteville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Platteville is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
  • Sheridan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Adams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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