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 Lawrence had a population of 9,997 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lawrence had a population of 98,448 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Buck Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fall Leaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vinland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Reno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Grover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Worden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baldwin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clearfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tonganoxie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- McLouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(15 miles [24.1 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 Lawrence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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