RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Iowa >> Poweshiek County >> Tilton >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Iowa

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa





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, Tilton had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.

  • Thornburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deep River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Coal Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coal Creek
    • From Tilton to Coal Creek
  • Barnes City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • What Cheer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Keswick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Indianapolis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Guernsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
    • Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <4>
  • Webster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Millersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Montezuma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
  • Union Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Delta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Atwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Atwood is located in Keokuk County
  • Rose Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sigourney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
    • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <4>
  • South English
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • North English
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Carnforth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnforth
    • Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County
  • Tioga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tioga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Tioga is located in Mahaska County
  • Victor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
  • New Sharon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lacey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooklyn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
  • Ewart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
    • Ewart is located in Poweshiek County

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Tilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 24 Mar 2025