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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 Basil in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Basil. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Basil listed first.

  • Alameda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alameda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
    • Alameda is located in Kingman County
  • Cleveland ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Kingman County
  • Rago
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
    • Rago is located in Kingman County
  • Belmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Kingman County
  • Spivey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spivey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
    • Spivey is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Duquoin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
    • Duquoin is located in Harper County
  • Kingman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Murdock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Murdock is located in Kingman County
  • Zenda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
    • Zenda is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <4>
  • Waterloo ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Kingman County
  • Calista ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calista
    • Calista is located in Kingman County
  • Runnymede
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Runnymede is located in Harper County
  • Norwich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Norwich is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <4>
  • Harper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Sumner County
  • Cheney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pretty Prairie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
    • Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <4>
  • Penalosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
    • Penalosa is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Danville has also been known as:
    • Coalville
  • Anness
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
    • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
  • Attica
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
  • Lerado
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lerado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
    • Lerado is located in Reno County
  • Cunningham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
    • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people

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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 Basil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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