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 Jamestown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jamestown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- What Cheer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thornburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Coal Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Indianapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Tilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Keswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Barnes City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Tioga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Sigourney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deep River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- South English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Montezuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Exeelsior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Millersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Lacey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Wright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
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- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 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 Jamestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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