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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 Dover had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Keene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Auburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Willard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard is located in Shawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Valencia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
    • Valencia is located in Shawnee County
  • Maple Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <3>
  • Silver Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
  • Eskridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Rossville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rossville is located in Shawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <3>
  • Vera
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harveyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
    • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Pauline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Menoken
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menoken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
    • Menoken is located in Shawnee County
  • Wakarusa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
    • Wakarusa is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <3>
  • Paxico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilmington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilmington
    • From Dover to Wilmington
  • Burlingame
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Burlingame is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Former name for Burlingame:
    • American Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <3>
  • Topeka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Scranton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <3>
  • Carbondale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
  • Berryton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • North Topeka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Marys
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <3>
  • Oakland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McFarland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
    • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people

The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Dover, 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.
<4>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.




 

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