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 Quinter had a population of 260 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Quinter had a population of 1,073 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Quinter, with the one closest to Quinter listed first.
- Collyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Collyer is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Grainfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gove City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gove City is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Gove City has also been known as:
- Gove
- WaKeeney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Studley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Studley is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studley
- Tasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tasco is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasco
- Morland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grinnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grinnell is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Grinnell has also been known as:
- Grinnette Springs
- Hoxie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penokee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Penokee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee
- Alanthus ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alanthus is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Seguin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seguin is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
- Ogallah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ogallah is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
- Utica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hill City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lucerne is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
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 Quinter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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