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 Mahon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mahon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mahon listed first.
- Lenape
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Loring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - De Soto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
- Wilder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Bonner Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <4>
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Zarah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Chouteau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Shawnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
- Holliday
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
- Basehor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basehor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <4>
- Weaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Piper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Tonganoxie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <4>
- Fall Leaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Hoge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Wallula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Reno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Eudora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <4>
- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hesper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Munsee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Leavenworth County: www.leavenworthcounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 Mahon, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |