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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 Lamar had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sumnerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
    • Sumnerville is located in Ottawa County
  • Miltonvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Delphos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Minneapolis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lindsey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Aurora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Brewer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Brewer is located in Ottawa County
  • Longford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bennington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Glasco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
    • Glasco is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Former names for Glasco:
    • Dell Ray
    • Glasgow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <3>
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Verdi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Idana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
    • Idana is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Idana
    • From Lamar to Idana
  • Saint Joseph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Niles
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Macyville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
    • Macyville is located in Cloud County
  • Milo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milo
    • From Lamar to Milo
  • Concordia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Rice
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Simpson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <3>
  • Culver
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ames
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

The official website for Ottawa County: www.ottawacounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Lamar, 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.




 

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