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 Urbana in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Urbana. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Vinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Shellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rowley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Troy Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toddville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quasqueton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Gatesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Paris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Jubilee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Monti
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- La Porte City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Louisa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Van Horne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Central City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coggon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winthrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 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 Urbana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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