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 Westplains in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westplains. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westplains listed first.
- Stoneham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Iliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raymer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raymer is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Raymer has also been known as:
- New Raymer
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- Jacinto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jacinto is located in Kimball County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Dix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dix is located in Kimball County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
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- Potter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Owasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Owasco is located in Kimball County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Kimball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Merino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Galien
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galien is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Proctor ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
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 Westplains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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