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 Altoona had a population of 265 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Altoona had a population of 371 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altoona, with the one closest to Altoona listed first.
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Neodesha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
- Neodesha is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
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- Benedict
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
- Benedict is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
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- Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Benedict Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
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- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Roper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Thayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Thayer is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <3>
- Earlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Morehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Lafontaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Buxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Chanute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Chanute is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,991 people
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- New Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Galesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Coyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Crane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Cherryvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Cherryvale is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
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- Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Labette County
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- Rollin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Rose
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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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 Altoona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |