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 Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Sharon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Lone Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kalona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Coralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Downey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Cosgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Nichols
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- West Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Tiffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Amish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- North Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centerdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- West Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Conesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
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 Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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