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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Purcell had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Purcell, with the one closest to Purcell listed first.

  • Huron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Denton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Doniphan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
  • Everest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Severance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
    • Leona is located in Doniphan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Goodintent ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
    • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
  • Bendena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennekuk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennekuk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
    • Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
  • Shannon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Shannon is located in Atchison County
  • Willis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Monrovia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Robinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Horton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Effingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
    • Effingham is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <3>
  • Farmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Atchison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Farmington
    • From Purcell to Farmington
  • Brenner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Highland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Doniphan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
  • Muscotah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Parnell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Atchison County
  • Atchison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Doniphan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doniphan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Doniphan
    • From Purcell to Doniphan
  • Fanning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Fanning is located in Doniphan County
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Brown County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baker
    • From Purcell to Baker
  • Winthrop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Sparks is located in Doniphan 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 Purcell, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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