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 Great Bend had a population of 2,450 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Great Bend had a population of 14,901 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Great Bend, with the one closest to Great Bend listed first.
- Dartmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heizer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Ellinwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hoisington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Redwing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olmitz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ray ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claflin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Larned
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galatia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Bushton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Timken
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint John
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ash Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 Great Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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