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 Lawton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lawton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lawton listed first.
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crestline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carl Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thoms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Tuckahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Medoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Opolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Empire City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Oronogo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Webb City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scammon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Joplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neutral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- East Joplin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Chicopee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Fleming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
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 Lawton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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