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>
Prairie Center itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Center, with the one closest to Prairie Center listed first.
- Hesper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
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- Clearfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Edgerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Vinland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
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- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
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- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Leaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
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- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Baldwin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olathe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lenape
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lenape is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape
- Bonita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
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- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <2>
- Ocheltree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ocheltree is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree
- Loring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Le Loup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
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- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Lackmans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lackmans is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
- Zarah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Wilder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Prairie Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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