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>
While we didn't find West Union in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Union. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Traer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dinsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Dysart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mooreville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mooreville is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Eagle Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Reinbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Gladbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vining
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Garrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- La Porte City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Washburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Irving
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Keystone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Potter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Gilbertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Beaman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
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 Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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