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 Lafayette had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lafayette, with the one closest to Lafayette listed first.
- Toddville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Louisa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waubeek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
- Coggon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paralta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Prairieburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ehler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Bertram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quasqueton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stone City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rowley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(17 miles [27.4 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 Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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