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 Central City had a population of 467 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Central City had a population of 1,297 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Paris ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waubeek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
- Prairieburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coggon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ehler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stone City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Troy Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Castle Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove
- Toddville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paralta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Louisa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anamosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Golden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Langworthy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Central City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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