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 Lancaster had a population of 238 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lancaster had a population of 282 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
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- Shannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shannon is located in Atchison County
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- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Huron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
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- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County
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- Purcell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
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- Cummings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
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- Hawthorne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
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- Atchison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Everest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winthrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Denton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kennekuk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
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- Muscotah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Doniphan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
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- Potter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
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- Dalbey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dalbey is located in Atchison County
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- Bendena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
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- Severance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Horton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brenner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Leona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leona is located in Doniphan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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