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 Manhattan had a population of 3,004 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Manhattan had a population of 54,944 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Eureka Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Keats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wabaunsee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
- Wamego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
- Westmoreland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leonardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Volland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wreford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Belvue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Bala
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kansas Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laclede
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
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 Manhattan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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