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 Independence had a population of 1,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Independence had a population of 10,871 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Independence, with the one closest to Independence listed first.
- Monmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cochrane ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrane is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Derry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Derry is located in Polk County
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- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rickreall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dencer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dencer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dencer
- Eola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eola is located in Polk County
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- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Suver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Suver is located in Polk County
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- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Airlie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- Turner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Perrydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perrydale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrydale
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McCoy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
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 Independence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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