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 Plainfield had a population of 305 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Plainfield had a population of 413 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plainfield, with the one closest to Plainfield listed first.
- Horton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Horton is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Roxie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roxie is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bremer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bremer is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
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- Shell Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seigel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seigel is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Powersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
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- Republic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
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- Waverly Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly Junction is also located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
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- Ionia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
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- Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Finchford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
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- Janesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tripoli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Butler Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Former name for Butler Center:
- Butler Centre
- Knittel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knittel is also located in Bremer County
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- Charles City
(16 miles [25.7 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 Plainfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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