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 Walker had a population of 263 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Walker had a population of 782 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Troy Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quasqueton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coggon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toddville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ehler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Winthrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ryan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Otterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Golden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jubilee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
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 Walker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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