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)
- Everest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- 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)
- Leona is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Bendena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kennekuk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
- Shannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- 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)
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brenner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Muscotah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Atchison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doniphan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fanning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Baker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winthrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
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. |
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