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 Melvern had a population of 461 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Melvern had a population of 368 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melvern, with the one closest to Melvern listed first.
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quenemo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Silkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Lyndon Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vassar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halls Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Ransomville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arvonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arvonia is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
- Lebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Osage City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Sharpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Richter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Peterton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- New Strawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ottumwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Scranton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Overbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Melvern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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