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, Ransom had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ransom had a population of 262 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ransom, with the one closest to Ransom listed first.
- Brownell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownell
- Brownell is located in Ness County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownell <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brownell
- From Ransom to Brownell
- Ness City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness City
- Ness City is located in Ness County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ness City <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ness City
- From Ransom to Ness City
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Ness County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Utica
- From Ransom to Utica
- Alanthus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Laird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Laird is located in Ness County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laird
- From Ransom to Laird
- Bazine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Beeler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler
- Beeler is located in Ness County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beeler
- From Ransom to Beeler
- McCracken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- McCracken is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <2>
- Alamota
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Alexander
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alexander
- From Ransom to Alexander
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Hargrave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hargrave
- From Ransom to Hargrave
- Ogallah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
- Ogallah is located in Trego County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ogallah
- From Ransom to Ogallah
- WaKeeney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for WaKeeney
- WaKeeney is located in Trego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for WaKeeney <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to WaKeeney
- From Ransom to WaKeeney
- Shields
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Nekoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Ellis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ellis
- From Ransom to Ellis
- Collyer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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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 Ransom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |