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 Merriam had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Merriam had a population of 11,128 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merriam, with the one closest to Merriam listed first.
- Argentine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lenexa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Munsee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Munsee is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsee
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shawnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lackmans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lackmans is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chouteau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chouteau is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
- Zarah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dodson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Welborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Nearman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nearman is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
- Nearman has also been known as:
- Nearmons Station
- New Santa Fe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Red Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Holmes Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 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 Merriam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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