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 in 1895, Morley had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Morley had a population of 110 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Morley, with the one closest to Morley listed first.
- Olin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Martelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anamosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stanwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stone City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Junction
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paralta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Clarence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Langworthy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Onslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bertram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cedar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waubeek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
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 Morley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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