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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>

While we didn't find Rainbow Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rainbow Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rainbow Bend listed first.

  • Rome
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Sumner County
  • Hackney
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
    • Hackney is located in Cowley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hackney
    • From Rainbow Bend to Hackney
  • Tresham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tresham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
    • Tresham is located in Cowley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tresham
    • From Rainbow Bend to Tresham
  • Geuda Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geuda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
    • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Kellogg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kellogg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kellogg
    • From Rainbow Bend to Kellogg
  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ashton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Sumner County
  • Arkansas City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Winfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dalton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Sumner County
  • Portland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in Sumner County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Portland
    • From Rainbow Bend to Portland
  • Whitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Sumner County
  • Chilocco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chilocco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
    • Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chilocco
    • From Rainbow Bend to Chilocco
  • Akron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Akron is located in Cowley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Akron
    • From Rainbow Bend to Akron
  • Silverdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Silverdale is located in Cowley County
  • Udall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Udall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
    • Udall is located in Cowley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Udall <4>
  • Cameron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Cowley County
    • Cameron has also been known as:
    • Cameron City
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cameron
    • From Rainbow Bend to Cameron
  • Tisdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
    • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
  • New Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cicero
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cicero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Sumner County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cicero
    • From Rainbow Bend to Cicero
  • Wellington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Haven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in Cowley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vinton
    • From Rainbow Bend to Vinton
  • Belle Plaine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
    • Belle Plaine is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <4>
  • Floral
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
    • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Floral
    • From Rainbow Bend to Floral

The official website for Cowley County: www.cowleycounty.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 Rainbow Bend, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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