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 Mechanicsville had a population of 612 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mechanicsville had a population of 1,116 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Stanwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
- Stanwood is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <2>
- Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Olin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Olin is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <2>
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <2>
- Buchanan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Martelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Tipton is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Cedar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Hale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Paralta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Solon is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
- Morse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viola is located in Linn County
- Springville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <2>
- Anamosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
- Anamosa is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <2>
- Bertram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Elmira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Oasis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Stone City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Oxford Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Amber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber is located in Jones County
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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 Mechanicsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |