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 New Sharon had a population of 1,026 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Sharon had a population of 1,286 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Sharon, with the one closest to New Sharon listed first.
- Lacey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taintor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Searsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnes City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oskaloosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
- Sully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Givin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeelsior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Atwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- What Cheer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thornburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deep River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Killduff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 New Sharon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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