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, O'Brien had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from O'Brien, with the one closest to O'Brien listed first.
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Osawatomie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osawatomie
- Osawatomie is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osawatomie <3>
- Rantoul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <3>
- Beagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Imes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Paola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Paola is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <3>
- Greeley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Greeley is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <3>
- Fontana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Block
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Block is located in Miami County
- Parker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cadmus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
- Wellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
- Scipio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Le Loup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Ottawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <3>
- Goodrich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Somerset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Miami County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <3>
- New Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lancaster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Wagstaff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Edgerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <3>
- Norwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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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 O'Brien, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |