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 Washington had a population of 3,235 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Washington had a population of 7,206 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Havre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
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- Ainsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Coppock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Noble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Noble is located in Washington County
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- Crawfordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington is located in Washington County
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- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
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- Cotter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Kalona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wellman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Germanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
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- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
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- Keota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Talleyrand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Veo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Veo is located in Jefferson County
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- Swedesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
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 Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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