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 Westfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westfield listed first.
- Grinnell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Kellogg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ewart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
- Killduff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Sully
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Searsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Malcom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Murphy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Sheridan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Galesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Taintor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coal Siding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Reasnor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunbar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pickering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Ferguson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- New Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Westfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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