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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
- Ainsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Ainsworth is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
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- West Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Coppock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Noble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Crawfordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
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- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
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- Wayland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
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- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cotter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Kalona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
- Kalona is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <3>
- Pleasant Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Olds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Wyman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Wellman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Wellman is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
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- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
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- Germanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Keota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Keota is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
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- Talleyrand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Veo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Swedesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
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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. |
| <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. |
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