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 Block had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Block, with the one closest to Block listed first.
- Fontana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- New Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Osawatomie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beagle is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Jingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- La Cygne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drexel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lisle is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
- Wagstaff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wagstaff is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagstaff
- O'Brien
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- O'Brien is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Cadmus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Bucyrus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boicourt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rantoul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Block, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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