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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, Atkins had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Atkins had a population of 1,978 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atkins, with the one closest to Atkins listed first.

  • Covington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Linn County
  • Palo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
    • Palo is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo <3>
  • Newhall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
    • Newhall is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newhall <3>
  • Fairfax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <3>
  • Shellsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <3>
  • Walford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
    • Walford is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Watkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Watkins is located in Benton County
  • Cedar Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Louisa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Louisa is located in Linn County
  • Toddville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
    • Toddville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toddville <3>
  • East Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
    • East Rapids is located in Linn County
  • Van Horne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
    • Van Horne is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Blairstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Blairstown is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairstown <3>
  • Amana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lafayette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lafayette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Lafayette is located in Linn County
  • Center Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <3>
  • Shueyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shueyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
    • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Vinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • South Amana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amana
    • South Amana is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Amana <3>
  • Homestead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Homestead is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homestead <3>
  • Ely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Ely is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <3>
  • Bertram
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
    • Bertram is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Luzerne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Luzerne is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Marengo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Iowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <3>
  • Garrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Keystone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <3>

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Atkins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Atkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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