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 Van in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van listed first.
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Burns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Schofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schofield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Slagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slagle is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
- Pleasant Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Redtop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redtop is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Wishart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Gresham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- March
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- March is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Sacville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sacville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Graydon Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Fair Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aldrich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
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 Van, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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