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 Lakeland had a population of 552 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lakeland had a population of 115,283 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Kathleen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auburndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gordonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keene is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Bartow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winter Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Wahneta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sydney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valrico
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Seffner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Mango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brandon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Haines City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ellerslie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Thonotosassa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Limona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Limona is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
- Fort Meade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Lakeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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