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)
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Olin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Bertram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Elmira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
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. |
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