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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neodesha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benedict
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benedict Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Thayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Earlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Morehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lafontaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Urbana is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Buxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chanute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Cherryvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rollin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rose
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
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. |
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