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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 Morse had a population of 91 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Morse, with the one closest to Morse listed first.
- Elmira
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oasis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Solon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coralville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Downey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shueyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Bertram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Morse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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