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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>

While we didn't find East Amana in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of East Amana. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to East Amana listed first.

  • Amana
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Homestead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Walford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Walford is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • South Amana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Watkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Watkins is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
  • Conroy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Conroy is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
  • Shueyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Tiffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marengo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cosgrove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
  • North Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Atkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Blairstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Windham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Windham is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Newhall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ely
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ely is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <2>
  • Covington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Covington is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Holbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Holbrook is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • Coralville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • East Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Rapids is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
  • Cedar Rapids
    (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 East Amana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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