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, McPherson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from McPherson, with the one closest to McPherson listed first.
- Ord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ord is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
- Macksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Barney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Lorimor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Winterset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Pitzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
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- East Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Monette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
- Arbor Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Spaulding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding is located in Union County
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- Talmage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Talmage is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Truro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Afton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Afton Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Afton Junction is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
- Thayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thayer is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hanley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley
- Orient
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McBride
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McBride is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- Bevington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 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 McPherson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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