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 Olathe had a population of 3,294 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Olathe had a population of 141,665 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Olathe, with the one closest to Olathe listed first.
- Lackmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Bonita
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Morse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lenexa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lenexa
- From Olathe to Lenexa
- Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
- Ocheltree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <4>
- Zarah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zarah
- From Olathe to Zarah
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monticello
- From Olathe to Monticello
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
- Loring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Loring
- From Olathe to Loring
- Holliday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holliday. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holliday
- From Olathe to Holliday
- Lenape
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Wilder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilder
- From Olathe to Wilder
- Stilwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stilwell
- From Olathe to Stilwell
- Kenneth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - New Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Chouteau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Merriam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Merriam is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Merriam
- From Olathe to Merriam
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bucyrus
- From Olathe to Bucyrus
- Martin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morris
- From Olathe to Morris
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Olathe: www.olatheks.org/
The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/
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 Olathe, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |