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 Harris had a population of 230 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2000, Harris had a population of 53 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Central City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mont Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Westphalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Silkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Garnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aliceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ransomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Halls Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Homewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sharpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sharpe is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Strawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melvern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
- Colony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Bush City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Greeley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Quenemo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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