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 Scranton had a population of 1,572 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Scranton had a population of 671 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Scranton, with the one closest to Scranton listed first.
- Carbondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Burlingame
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <2>
- Wakarusa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Lyndon Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Overbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swissvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swissvale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
- Osage City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Vassar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Berryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Michigan Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Pauline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Barclay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Miller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Quenemo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Globe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Topeka
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Melvern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Pomona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Scranton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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