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 Lafayette in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lafayette. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lafayette listed first.
- Columbus Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
- Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
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- Fredonia
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Columbus City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Port Allen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
- Port Allen is located in Muscatine County
- Bard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Cotter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Conesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Letts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <3>
- Wyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Ainsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Ainsworth is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <3>
- Crawfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <3>
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <3>
- Wapello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Marsh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Havre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Fruitland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Nichols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Olds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Lone Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
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- Morning Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <3>
- Noble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Swedesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Mount Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- River Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.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 Lafayette, 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. |
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