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 in 1895, Holbrook had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Green Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Center is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Parnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Nira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Wellman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cosgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Conroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- South Amana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Creswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Kalona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Amana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Keota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tiffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Holbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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