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 Morrison had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Morrison had a population of 91 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Reinbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Grundy Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dinsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dairyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Beaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Gladbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fredsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Traer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parkersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Cedar Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Liscomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aplington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mooreville is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Finchford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Steamboat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Secor ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Secor is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
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 Morrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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