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 Kansas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kansas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Edinburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Corn Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Trafalgar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Saint Louis Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
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- Samaria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
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- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
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- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
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- Nortonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
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- Bengal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
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- Bud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bud is located in Johnson County
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- Beanblossom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
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- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Lewis Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Morgantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Petersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Smithland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
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- Urmeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
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 Kansas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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