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 in 1895, Morris had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Munsee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Munsee is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsee
- Turner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merriam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chouteau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chouteau is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
- Shawnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zarah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Wilder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Maywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Lenexa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nearman
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Bonner Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Piper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lackmans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lackmans is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
- Wolcott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harlem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Parkville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Morris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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