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 in 1895, Athol had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Athol had a population of 40 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athol, with the one closest to Athol listed first.
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Smith Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gaylord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Agra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reamsville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
- Kirwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellaire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gretna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gretna is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Cora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cora is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Portis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Womer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dentonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dentonia is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonia
- Naponee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Athol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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