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 Iowa City had a population of 7,016 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Iowa City had a population of 76,608 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Iowa City, with the one closest to Iowa City listed first.
- Graham ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Coralville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Oasis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Downey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cosgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- River Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Lone Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kalona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shueyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 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 Iowa City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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