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>
While we didn't find University Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of University Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to University Park listed first.
- Oskaloosa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beacon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Givin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Exeelsior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fishville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lacey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Kirkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eveland is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveland
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frederic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Dudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tracy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bussey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chillicothe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
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 University Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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