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 Richmond had a population of 362 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richmond, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Kalona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Wellman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Sharon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- West Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Windham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Green Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Nira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Ainsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cosgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Keota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
- Havre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Lone Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Kinross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Cotter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Iowa City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talleyrand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Coralville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tiffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Creswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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