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 Colony had a population of 474 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Colony had a population of 424 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colony, with the one closest to Colony listed first.
- Lone Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Welda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welda is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mont Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Neosho Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- La Harpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kincaid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Aliceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Bayard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Piqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Moran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
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- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Le Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bush City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Garnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Humboldt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bronson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cookville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Xenia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Scipio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
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 Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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