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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>

While we didn't find Loretta in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Loretta. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Loretta listed first.

  • Pfeifer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
    • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
  • Liebenthal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
    • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Bison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
    • Bison is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • La Crosse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Otis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Otis is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <3>
  • Munjor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
    • Munjor is located in Ellis County
  • Timken
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Galatia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
    • Galatia is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Victoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Toulon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
    • Toulon is located in Ellis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Toulon
    • From Loretta to Toulon
  • Rush Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
    • Rush Center is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <3>
  • Hargrave
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
    • Hargrave is located in Rush County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hargrave
    • From Loretta to Hargrave
  • Millard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millard
    • From Loretta to Millard
  • Walker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Ellis County
  • Albert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Albert is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <3>
  • Olmitz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hays
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gorham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Gorham is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Nekoma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
    • Nekoma is located in Rush County
  • Catharine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Catharine is located in Ellis County
    • Catharine has also been known as:
    • Catherine
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boyd
    • From Loretta to Boyd
  • McCracken
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
    • McCracken is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <3>
  • Heizer
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
    • Heizer is located in Barton County
  • Alexander
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alexander
    • From Loretta to Alexander
  • Hoisington
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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 Loretta, 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.