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 Ely had a population of 180 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ely had a population of 2,382 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ely, with the one closest to Ely listed first.
- Shueyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Bertram
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Solon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Louisa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Morse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tiffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coralville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paralta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Iowa City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Oasis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Martelle
(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 Ely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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