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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)
    • Traer is also located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traer <2>
  • Dinsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dinsdale is also located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
  • Dysart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dysart is also located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <2>
  • Mooreville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mooreville was 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
    • Former name for Eagle Center:
    • Eagle Centre
  • Reinbeck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Garwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garwin is also 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 also located in Tama County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Hudson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
  • Toledo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Toledo is also located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <2>
  • Gladstone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Gladstone is also 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
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    • 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)
    • Tama is also located in Tama County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <2>
  • Long Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Long Point is also 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 also located in Tama County
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  • Chelsea
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Irving
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Irving is located in Benton County
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  • Keystone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Potter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter is also 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
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  • 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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