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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>

Chelsea itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.

  • Pontiac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
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  • El Dorado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • De Graff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • De Graff is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
  • Rosalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Potwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Potwin is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Towanda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Leon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Leon has also been known as:
    • West Leon
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
  • Burns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burns is located in Marion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Ivanpah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
  • Haverhill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Haverhill is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Keighley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
  • Wonsevu
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
  • Brainerd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brainerd is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Augusta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Reece
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Reece is located in Greenwood County
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  • Whitewater
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Beaumont
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lapland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
  • Matfield Green
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorena
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lorena is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Annelly
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Annelly is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
  • Furley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Furley is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
  • Greenwich
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Andover
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Andover is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
    • Andover has also been known as:
    • Cloud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
  • Gordon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Florence
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Point
    (24 miles [38.6 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

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 Chelsea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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