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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, Cosgrove had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cosgrove, with the one closest to Cosgrove listed first.

  • Windham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tiffin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
  • Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Amish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Coralville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Holbrook is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • North Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Center is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
  • Kalona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <2>
  • Iowa City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Homestead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Amana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Richmond is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Riverside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
  • Graham ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Graham is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Shueyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Conroy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Conroy is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Midway ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • South Amana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nira
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • River Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmira
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Solon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>

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 Cosgrove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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