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 in 1895, Washington Center had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Center, with the one closest to Washington Center listed first.
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Hatfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Pawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Ellenorah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenorah is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenorah
- New Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blythedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Irena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irena is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Grant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Matkins is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkins
- Andover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Lamoni
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Voyage ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Voyage is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage
- Evona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Evona is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Whitten
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whitten is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Delphos
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 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 Washington Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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