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 Anamosa had a population of 2,078 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Anamosa had a population of 5,545 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Anamosa, with the one closest to Anamosa listed first.
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amber
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Langworthy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paralta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Scotch Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waubeek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
- Castle Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Castle Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove
- Prairieburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Junction Switch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Junction Switch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Switch
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Onslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Anamosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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