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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 Muscotah had a population of 524 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Muscotah had a population of 165 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Muscotah, with the one closest to Muscotah listed first.

  • Whiting
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Arrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Effingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
    • Effingham is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <3>
  • Kennekuk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennekuk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
    • Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
  • Horton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Monrovia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Everest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Huron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Atchison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Farmington
    • From Muscotah to Farmington
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Willis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Netawaka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Holton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Holton is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <3>
  • Denison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Birmingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nortonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
    • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <3>
  • Purcell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Shannon is located in Atchison County
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baker
    • From Muscotah to Baker
  • Valley Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
    • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Valley Falls has also been known as:
    • Sautrelle
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <3>
  • Powhattan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
    • Powhattan is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Cummings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
    • Cummings is located in Atchison County
  • Goodintent ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
    • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
  • Wetmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <3>
  • Boyle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
    • Boyle is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boyle
    • From Muscotah to Boyle
  • Hawthorne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
  • Parnell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Atchison County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Muscotah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/

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 Muscotah, 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.




 

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