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 Oskaloosa had a population of 6,558 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oskaloosa had a population of 11,803 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oskaloosa, with the one closest to Oskaloosa listed first.
- Beacon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Givin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fishville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeelsior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eveland is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveland
- New Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tioga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bussey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Taintor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 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 Oskaloosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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