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 Newton had a population of 2,564 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newton had a population of 15,127 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Siding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Murphy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Metz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reasnor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Killduff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oswalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Valeria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Lynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- State Center Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grinnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville
(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 Newton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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