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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 Empire City had a population of 923 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Galena
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell is located in Cherokee County
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    • Lowell has also been known as:
    • Lowell Station
  • Smithfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Baxter Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blendville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blendville is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • West Joplin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Tuckahoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Thoms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Dupont ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Crestline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crestline is located in Cherokee County
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  • Joplin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
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  • Carl Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • East Joplin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Neutral
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Neutral is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
    • Neutral has also been known as:
    • Neutral City
  • Hornet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
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  • Saginaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Webb City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Carterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Waco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Prosperity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Prosperity is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Oronogo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oronogo is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <2>
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Racine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
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  • Spurgeon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spurgeon is located in Newton County (MO)
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  • Tipton Ford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tipton Ford is located in Newton County (MO)
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  • Scotland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Scotland is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Galesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Galesburg is located in Jasper County (MO)
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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 Empire City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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