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 Layton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Layton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Layton listed first.
- Osro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Osro
- From Layton to Osro
- Hewins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
- Wauneta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Elgin has also been known as:
- New Elgin
- Rogers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taussig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taussig is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Sedan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hooser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Dexter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grenola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maple City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Niotaze
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cambridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Hale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 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 Layton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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