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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 in 1895, Kenneth had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kenneth, with the one closest to Kenneth listed first.

  • Martin City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
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  • Stanley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • New Santa Fe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
  • Belvidere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <2>
  • Grandview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Red Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
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  • Dallas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dallas is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Stilwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stilwell is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
  • Jaudon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jaudon is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaudon
  • Hickman Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickman Mills is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Mills
  • Morse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Morse is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse has also been known as:
    • Morris
  • Holmes Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
    • Holmes Park has also been known as:
    • Holmes
  • Harrelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
  • Dodson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dodson is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Raymore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymore is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <2>
  • Lenexa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lackmans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lackmans is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
  • Bucyrus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucyrus is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Wea
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wea is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
  • Bonita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bonita is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Olathe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <2>
  • Ocheltree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocheltree is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree
  • Merriam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Peculiar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Raytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <2>

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 Kenneth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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