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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 Fairfax had a population of 197 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fairfax had a population of 2,934 people.

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

  • Walford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Walford is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Covington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Covington is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Cedar Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Atkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • East Rapids
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • East Rapids is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
  • Shueyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Amana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Louisa is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Palo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ely
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Newhall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Watkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Watkins is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Homestead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Shellsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bertram
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bertram is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Toddville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • South Amana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiffin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Blairstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Solon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Lafayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette

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