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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, Louisa had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Louisa, with the one closest to Louisa listed first.
- Cedar Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- East Rapids
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Toddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bertram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Fairfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paralta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shueyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Waubeek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Paris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Newhall
(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 Louisa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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