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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chiles had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Wagstaff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagstaff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagstaff
    • Wagstaff is located in Miami County
  • Bucyrus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Somerset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Louisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
    • Louisburg is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
    • Former name for Louisburg:
    • New Saint Lewis
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <4>
  • Wea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
    • Wea is located in Miami County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wea
    • From Chiles to Wea
  • Ocheltree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheltree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree
    • Ocheltree is located in Johnson County
  • Spring Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
    • Spring Hill has also been known as:
    • Spring Hill Station
    • Springfield
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <4>
  • Stilwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Johnson County
  • West Line
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jaudon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaudon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaudon
    • Jaudon is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Morse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in Johnson County
    • Morse has also been known as:
    • Morris
  • Block
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lisle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
    • Lisle is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Gardner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
  • Stanley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
  • Olathe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Freeman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <4>
  • Kenneth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenneth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Kenneth is located in Johnson County
  • Edgerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Edgerton is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <4>
  • New Lancaster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Drexel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
    • Drexel is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <4>
  • Harrelson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
    • Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Belton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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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 Chiles, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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