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, Atwood had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Tioga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
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- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Indianapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- What Cheer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Exeelsior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Fremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
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- Wright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
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- Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
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- Hayesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Thornburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Sigourney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hedrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Keswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Oskaloosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barnes City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Highland Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Nugent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
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- Lacey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
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- Beacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
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 Atwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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