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 in 1895, Plato had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plato, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Buchanan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Oasis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- West Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Centerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
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- Morse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Graham ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Downey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Iowa City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Atalissa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Stanwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coralville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 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 Plato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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