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 Burns had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burns had a population of 204 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- De Graff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- De Graff is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Wonsevu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wonsevu is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Potwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potwin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Peabody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peabody is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Former name for Peabody:
- Coneburgh
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <2>
- Brainerd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brainerd is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Chelsea ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Oursler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oursler is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
- Whitewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clements
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clements is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Aulne ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aulne is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
- Annelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- El Dorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Matfield Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pontiac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Walton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McLains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Towanda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Canada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canada is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- Furley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Furley is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
- Bazaar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rosalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elmdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Burns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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