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, Buchanan had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Cedar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oasis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stanwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Downey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Lime City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Clarence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atalissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bennett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Buchanan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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