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 Carbon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Carbon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.
- Arrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Denison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Muscotah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Holton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Netawaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mayetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <2>
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kennekuk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
- Monrovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Horton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Circleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nortonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wetmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoyt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Everest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ontario is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Willis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
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 Carbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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