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 Homewood had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
- Ransomville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Silkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quenemo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Imes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scipio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Centropolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Michigan Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Melvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Rantoul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greeley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Vassar
(16 miles [25.7 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 Homewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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