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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ruella had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ruella, with the one closest to Ruella listed first.

  • Corwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Corwin is also located in Harper County
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  • Crisfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crisfield is also located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
  • Anthony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Anthony is also located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <2>
  • Attica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Attica is also located in Harper County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
  • Hazelton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hazelton is located in Barber County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Crystal Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs is also located in Harper County
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  • Driftwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Harper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harper is also located in Harper County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <2>
  • Kiowa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kiowa is located in Barber County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Kiowa has also been known as:
    • Kiowa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <2>
  • Bluff City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bluff City is also located in Harper County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Sharon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon is located in Barber County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Former name for Sharon:
    • Bible Valley
  • Wakita
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wakita is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakita <2>
  • Freeport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeport is also located in Harper County
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Pixley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pixley is located in Barber County
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  • Danville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Danville is also located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Danville has also been known as:
    • Coalville
  • Duquoin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Duquoin is also located in Harper County
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  • Metcalf
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Metcalf is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Runnymede
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Runnymede is also located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
  • Cherokee
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <2>
  • Zenda
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Spivey
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Spivey is located in Kingman County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Medicine Lodge
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardtner
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Doster
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Doster is located in Sumner County
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  • Argonia
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rago
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rago is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago

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 Ruella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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