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 Alsen had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alsen, with the one closest to Alsen listed first.
- Emmet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Dalesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dalesburg is located in Clay County
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- Clay Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Point is located in Clay County
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- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beresford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alcester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
- Big Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vermillion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meckling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wakonda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hawarden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Volin
(19 miles [30.6 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 Alsen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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