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 Washta had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Washta had a population of 222 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Washta, with the one closest to Washta listed first.
- Quimby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pierson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pierson is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Correctionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cushing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cushing is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Fielding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holstein
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anthon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cleghorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
- Marcus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Aurelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Battle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- O'Leary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Ida Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Remsen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <2>
- Larrabee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Washta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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