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 Martelle had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Martelle had a population of 246 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Martelle, with the one closest to Martelle listed first.
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paralta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stone City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anamosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bertram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Olin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waubeek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
- Amber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stanwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Langworthy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Prairieburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Center Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louisa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Cedar Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Solon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scotch Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Castle Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove
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 Martelle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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