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 Alta Mills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alta Mills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alta Mills listed first.
- Burrton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Moundridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundridge
- Moundridge is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundridge <2>
- Hesston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Hesston is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesston <2>
- Halstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Halstead is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <2>
- Buhler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <2>
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Inman is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <2>
- Elyria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Medora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
- Groveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Putnam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Bentley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Bentley is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentley <2>
- Sedgwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Sedgwick is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <2>
- McPherson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- McPherson is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McPherson <2>
- Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <2>
- Hutchinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Hutchinson is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <2>
- Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Haven is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haven <2>
- Walton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton is located in Harvey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
- Galva
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
- Galva is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <2>
- South Hutchinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hutchinson
- South Hutchinson is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hutchinson <2>
- Yoder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Yoder is located in Reno County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <2>
- McLains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Alta Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harvey County: www.harveycounty.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 Alta Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |