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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 New Strawn had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Strawn had a population of 377 people.

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

  • Sharpe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
    • Sharpe is located in Coffey County
  • Ottumwa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Halls Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Coffey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
  • Aliceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lebo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
  • Gridley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Gridley is located in Coffey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Le Roy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Westphalia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Olivet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Agricola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
    • Agricola is located in Coffey County
  • Neosho Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Arvonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arvonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
    • Arvonia is located in Osage County
  • Harris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Melvern
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
    • Melvern is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Melvern has also been known as:
    • Melvin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <3>
  • Lamont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Silkville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
    • Silkville is located in Franklin County
    • Silkville has also been known as:
    • Boissiere Silk Farm
    • Valeton
  • Central City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Anderson County
    • Former name for Central City:
    • Jerome
    • Central City has also been known as:
    • Central
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Central City
    • From New Strawn to Central City
  • Vernon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Neosho Falls
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
    • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Mont Ida
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Hilltop
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Greenwood County
  • Geneva
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenlock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
    • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glenlock
    • From New Strawn to Glenlock
  • Williamsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reading
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Reading is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>

The official website for New Strawn: www.newstrawn.org/

The official website for Coffey County: www.coffeycountyks.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 New Strawn, 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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