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 Wise in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wise. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
- Jesup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Otterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Jubilee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Bryantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Dunkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Gilbertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Gatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Fairbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dewar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Rowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- La Porte City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quasqueton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Oelwein
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Klinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
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 Wise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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