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, Charleston had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Ingalls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pierceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Finney County
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Cimarron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
- Cimarron is located in Gray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <3>
- Plymell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Finney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <3>
- Montezuma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Gray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <3>
- Kalvesta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Howell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Ravanna ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Finney County
- Ensign
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Ensign is located in Gray County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
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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 Charleston, 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. |