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 in 1895, Adel had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Wataga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County
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- Saline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Burrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Pleasanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Alvord ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alvord is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Akron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
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- Cainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Blockly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blockly is located in Decatur County (IA)
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- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davis City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Ravanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ilia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ilia is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilia
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Harrison County
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- Dinsmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Cleopatra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cleopatra is located in Mercer County
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- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Blythedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
- Mount Moriah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Modena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Mill Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Topsy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Topsy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsy
- Lamoni
(15 miles [24.1 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 Adel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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