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 Chelsea had a population of 318 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chelsea had a population of 246 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
- Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haven is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Vining
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vining is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Long Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Point is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Helena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Helena is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Irving
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Belle Plaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Hartwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Tama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Koszta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koszta is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koszta
- Luzerne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carnforth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnforth
- Victor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Potter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Potter is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Ladora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Malcom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blairstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Van Horne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Montour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dysart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Guernsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marengo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garwin is also located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 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 Chelsea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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