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 Rochester had a population of 187 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Lime City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atalissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- West Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Downey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
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- Bennett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Muscatine County
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- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Liberty is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nichols
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stanwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
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 Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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