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>
Marshalltown itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Marshalltown, with the one closest to Marshalltown listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
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- Clay Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clay Point is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
- Dalesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dalesburg is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Lodi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Clay County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Alsen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
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- Komstad ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
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- Emmet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emmet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Meckling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vermillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spink is located in Union County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Beresford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
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- Wakonda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Volin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
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- Alcester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Union County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Saint James
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lime Grove is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
- Newcastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ionia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ionia is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Akron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <2>
- Chatsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- 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 Marshalltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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