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)
- Lackmans is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
- Bonita
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
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- Morse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Morse has also been known as:
- Morris
- Lenexa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ocheltree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ocheltree is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
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- Zarah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lenape
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenape is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
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- Wilder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stilwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kenneth is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- New Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Chouteau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chouteau is located in Johnson County
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- Merriam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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. |
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