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 Norway Center in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Norway Center. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
- Moe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Alcester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beresford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <2>
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Emmet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Hawarden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Big Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Alsen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Chatsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Worthing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Dalesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalesburg is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Rock Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marshalltown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalltown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Ireton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spink
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spink is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
- Clay Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Point is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
- Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Lennox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Norway Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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