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 Abilene had a population of 3,547 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Abilene had a population of 6,123 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Abilene, with the one closest to Abilene listed first.
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Talmage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Solomon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Navarre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Chapman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sutphen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Niles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Cambria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kipp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Elmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Verdi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Longford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Abilene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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