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 Amish had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Amish, with the one closest to Amish listed first.
- Wellman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kalona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Center is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Sharon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Cosgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Nira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lexington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Kinross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Tiffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Keota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coralville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- River Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iowa City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South English
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homestead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Amish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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