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 Lafontaine had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lafontaine, with the one closest to Lafontaine listed first.
- Buxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neodesha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Upola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benedict Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Benedict
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fall River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherryvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morehead
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wayside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Roper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elk Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Lafontaine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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