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 Hesper had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hesper, with the one closest to Hesper listed first.
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Eudora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Clearfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fall Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vinland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Edgerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gardner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenape
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lenape is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Baldwin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olathe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Le Loup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tonganoxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Zarah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Hesper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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