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 Riga in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riga. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riga listed first.
- Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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>
- Ogallah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
- Ogallah is located in Trego County
- Hog Back
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - WaKeeney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for WaKeeney
- WaKeeney is located in Trego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
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- Hays
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hays is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <2>
- Palco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Palco is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Brownell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- 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>
- Munjor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Zurich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Toulon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Catharine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Turkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - McCracken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- 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>
- Damar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damar
- Damar is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damar <2>
- Collyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Ransom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ransom is located in Ness County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom <2>
- Liebenthal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Victoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Plainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,768 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
- Bogue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Bogue is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bogue has also been known as:
- Wildhorse
- Hargrave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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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 Riga, 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. |