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>
Dencer itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dencer, with the one closest to Dencer listed first.
- Eola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Derry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derry is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Cochrane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cochrane is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Rickreall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Macleay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macleay is located in Marion County
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- Chemawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chemawa is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
- Crowley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Suver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Suver is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aumsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Polk County
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- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millersburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- West Stayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
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 Dencer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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