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 in 1895, Alta Vista had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alta Vista had a population of 248 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alta Vista, with the one closest to Alta Vista listed first.
- Elma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
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- North Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Devon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devon is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Jerico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
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- Lourdes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lourdes is located in Howard County
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- Bassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- New Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Ionia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saude is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saude
- Saratoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Howard County
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- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Doubleday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doubleday is located in Floyd County
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- Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Charles City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
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- Lawler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Republic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
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- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
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- Little Turkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
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- Protivin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brownville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
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 Alta Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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