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 Solon had a population of 353 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Solon had a population of 2,771 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Solon, with the one closest to Solon listed first.
- Morse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shueyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Coralville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Oasis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bertram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Iowa City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Tiffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- West Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Centerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Cedar Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Cedar Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Paralta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
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 Solon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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