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 Orient had a population of 130 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Orient had a population of 371 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Spaulding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Nevinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nevinville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
- Fisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fisk is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Fontanelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Macksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McPherson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McPherson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Prescott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canby is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Pitzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ord
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Massena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Afton Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Afton Junction is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
- Talmage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talmage is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Monette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
- Lorimor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Orient, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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