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 Downey had a population of 114 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downey, with the one closest to Downey listed first.
- Centerdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- West Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- West Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Oasis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Graham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Atalissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Morse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Iowa City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- River Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Buchanan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Lime City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Coralville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Solon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Downey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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