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 Petrolia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petrolia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petrolia listed first.
- Chanute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Chanute is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,991 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanute <2>
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <2>
- Vilas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Leanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Cookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rollin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Earlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Piqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
- Piqua is located in Woodson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <2>
- Odense
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Urbana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Shaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Iola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Iola is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <2>
- Roper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- La Harpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- La Harpe is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Harpe <2>
- Benedict
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
- Benedict is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benedict <2>
- Guilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Thayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Thayer is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <2>
- Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Neosho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
- Kimball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Savonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Elsmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Yates Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
- Yates Center is located in Woodson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Allen County: www.allencounty.org/
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 Petrolia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |