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>
While we didn't find Newtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Newtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Avoca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
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- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Hancock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- York Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Persia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Neola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lewis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Atlantic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elk Horn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Underwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Griswold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kimballton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
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 Newtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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