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, Jay had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Medora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Woodburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Woodburn is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <3>
- Jamison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Liberty Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Cool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - New Virginia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Virginia
- New Virginia is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Virginia <3>
- Osceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <3>
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lacona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
- Lacona is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <3>
- Whitebreast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitebreast have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebreast
- Whitebreast is located in Lucas County
- Indianola Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Junction
- Indianola Junction is located in Lucas County
- Groveland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Milo is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <3>
- Leslie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Le Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Chariton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
- Chariton is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <3>
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bauer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Truro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Truro is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clarke County: www.clarkecountyia.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 Jay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |