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) - Lenexa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Munsee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Holliday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Shawnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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 <3>
- Lackmans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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 <3>
- Chouteau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Zarah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Red Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Dodson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Welborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
- Harlem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- New Santa Fe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Holmes Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Merriam: www.merriam.org/
The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/
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 Merriam, 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. |