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 Maharishi Vedic City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Maharishi Vedic City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Maharishi Vedic City listed first.
- Brookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
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- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Perlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
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- Packwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
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- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
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- Veo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Veo is located in Jefferson County
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- Salina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salina is located in Jefferson County
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- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Collett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Collett is located in Jefferson County
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- Ollie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pleasant Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Ioka ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ioka is located in Keokuk County
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- Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
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- Competine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
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- Bladensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
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- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Germanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
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- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nugent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Eldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
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- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
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- Lockridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
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 Maharishi Vedic City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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