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 Rapids City had a population of 269 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rapids City had a population of 962 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rapids City, with the one closest to Rapids City listed first.
- Le Claire
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Port Byron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barstow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Osborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Cordova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Briar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Folletts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Mount Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Joy is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Davenport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McCausland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Rock Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Geneseo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eldridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Rapids City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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