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 Ransomville had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ransomville, with the one closest to Ransomville listed first.
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quenemo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Michigan Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Glenlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scipio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vassar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Imes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Centropolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lyndon Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Halls Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rantoul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Ransomville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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