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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>

While we didn't find Overland Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Overland Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.

  • Lenexa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Morse is located in Johnson County
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    • Morse has also been known as:
    • Morris
  • Stanley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Santa Fe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
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  • Dallas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dallas is located in Jackson County (MO)
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  • Lackmans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lackmans is located in Johnson County
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  • Kenneth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenneth is located in Johnson County
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  • Martin City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
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  • Red Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
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  • Olathe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
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  • Merriam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hickman Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hickman Mills is located in Jackson County (MO)
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  • Holmes Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
    • Holmes Park has also been known as:
    • Holmes
  • Dodson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodson is located in Jackson County (MO)
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  • Bonita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonita is located in Johnson County
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  • Belvidere
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
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  • Grandview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Argentine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
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  • Shawnee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Zarah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zarah is located in Johnson County
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  • Stilwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Stilwell is located in Johnson County
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  • Morris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Morris is located in Wyandotte County
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  • Belton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
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  • Holliday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holliday is located in Johnson County
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  • Monticello
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello is located in Johnson County
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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 Overland Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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