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 Independence had a population of 3,121 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Independence had a population of 8,424 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Independence, with the one closest to Independence listed first.
- Crane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Cherryvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Cherryvale is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryvale <3>
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Elk City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Dearing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
- Dearing is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <3>
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Lafontaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Neodesha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
- Neodesha is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <3>
- Tyro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Coffeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville
- Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeyville <3>
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Morehead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Angola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Mound Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Oak Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Penfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Labette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennis <3>
- Buxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Hale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Caney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Caney is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <3>
- Valeda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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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 Independence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |