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 Bala had a population of 183 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bala, with the one closest to Bala listed first.
- Broughton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leonardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winkler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Idana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sutphen ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Olsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kimeo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chepstow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Longford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
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 Bala, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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