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)
- Palo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Watkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Toddville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Van Horne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blairstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shueyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Amana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Homestead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bertram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Luzerne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Keystone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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. |
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