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)
- Sharpe is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- 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)
- 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)
- Gridley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- 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)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- 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)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Neosho Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arvonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arvonia is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Melvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
- Lamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Central City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Neosho Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- 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)
- Hilltop is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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