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 Batavia had a population of 307 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Batavia had a population of 552 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Batavia, with the one closest to Batavia listed first.
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Bladensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Eldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Agency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cliffland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Competine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Packwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Ottumwa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Collett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collett is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Floris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chequest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ottumwa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ioka ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ioka is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
- Highland Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Perlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nugent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
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 Batavia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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