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 West Branch had a population of 474 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, West Branch had a population of 2,519 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Branch, with the one closest to West Branch listed first.
- Centerdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Downey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Oasis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plato
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Midway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iowa City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atalissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nichols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Lime City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coralville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- River Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 West Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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