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>
While we didn't find Half Mound in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Half Mound. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Half Mound listed first.
- Valley Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Effingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Muscotah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ozawkie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Cummings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Holton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoyt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hawthorne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Kennekuk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
- Oskaloosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
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 Half Mound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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