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, Richter had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richter, with the one closest to Richter listed first.
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ottawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ransomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centropolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quenemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silkville
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Imes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Le Loup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Vassar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Melvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Agricola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Rantoul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baldwin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndon Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Wellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Richter, 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. |