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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>

While we didn't find Oakdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakdale listed first.

  • Coralville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Tiffin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Iowa City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Graham is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Cosgrove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
  • Solon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
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  • Sharon Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
  • Elmira
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Elmira is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Morse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Morse is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Windham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Windham is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Shueyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Shueyville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Midway ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Oasis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oasis is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Ely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ely is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <2>
  • West Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Downey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Downey is located in Cedar County
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  • Homestead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Amish
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Amish is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
  • Kalona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
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  • Riverside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
  • River Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • River Junction is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
  • Centerdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Centerdale is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
  • Plato
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Plato is located in Cedar County
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  • Amana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Oakdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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