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 Gem had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gem had a population of 84 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gem, with the one closest to Gem listed first.
- Colby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Colby is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,315 people
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- Rexford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Rexford is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexford <3>
- Mingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Menlo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Spica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Levant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
- Levant is located in Thomas County
- Seguin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Chardon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Selden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
- Selden is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Oakley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oakley is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
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- Achilles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Monument
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Monument is located in Logan County
- Hoxie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
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- Grinnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Grinnell is located in Gove County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Grinnell has also been known as:
- Grinnette Springs
- Brewster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
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- Page City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Page City is located in Logan County
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Rawlins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <3>
- Dresden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Dresden is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
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- Blakeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Ludell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
- Ludell is located in Rawlins County
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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 Gem, 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. |