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>
While we didn't find Lake Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Ridge listed first.
- Thompsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Ozawkie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Meriden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Oskaloosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- North Topeka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Dunavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Valley Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <2>
- Elmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Topeka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Buck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Boyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Hoyt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Lake Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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