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 Broken Arrow Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Broken Arrow Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Broken Arrow Park listed first.
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Vinland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <2>
- Fall Leaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Buck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Hesper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Weaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Baldwin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
- Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <2>
- Clearfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Worden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
- Globe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Tonganoxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <2>
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Grover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Big Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Centropolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - De Soto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Newman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 Broken Arrow Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |