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, Buck Creek had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Buck Creek, with the one closest to Buck Creek listed first.
- Williamstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- 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 <3>
- Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
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- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Fall Leaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - McLouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
- McLouth is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <3>
- Newman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Tonganoxie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Oskaloosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <3>
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- 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 <3>
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Watson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Vinland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Hesper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jarbalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Grantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.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 Buck Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |