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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 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)
  • Morley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Martelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Plato
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Plato is located in Cedar County
  • 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)
  • Cedar Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paralta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paralta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
    • Paralta is located in Linn County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in Johnson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Morse
    • From Mechanicsville to Morse
  • Viola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Springville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
    • Bertram is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Elmira
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Johnson County
  • Oasis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Oxford Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Amber
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Mechanicsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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