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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 Homestead had a population of 284 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Amana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Amana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Conroy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Conroy is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
  • Walford
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Williamsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Norway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cosgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
  • Tiffin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Watkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Watkins is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
  • Marengo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Holbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Holbrook is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • Windham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Windham is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Shueyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Fairfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • North Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Parnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coralville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Green Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Green Center is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
  • Blairstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Newhall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Amish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Amish is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
  • Sharon Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
  • Ely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Atkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ladora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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