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 What Cheer had a population of 3,246 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, What Cheer had a population of 615 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from What Cheer, with the one closest to What Cheer listed first.
- Thornburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tioga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Sigourney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Barnes City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Exeelsior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Wright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South English
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nugent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Harper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Millersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 What Cheer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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