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 Mediapolis had a population of 489 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mediapolis had a population of 1,514 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mediapolis, with the one closest to Mediapolis listed first.
- Kossuth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Sperry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Roscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roscoe is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Latty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Latty is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Morning Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Toolesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toolesboro is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
- Marsh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Wapello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- West Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oquawka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- New London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keithsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
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 Mediapolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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