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 River Junction had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from River Junction, with the one closest to River Junction listed first.
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lone Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Midway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Conesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Kalona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Downey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Iowa City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Port Allen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Allen is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
- Graham ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Cotter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ainsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coralville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oasis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Windham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Elmira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cosgrove
(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 River Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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