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 Silica in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Silica. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Silica listed first.
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ellinwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood
- Ellinwood is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellinwood <3>
- Dartmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <3>
- Bushton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Claflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claflin
- Claflin is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claflin <3>
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Frederick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Odin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Lorraine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Redwing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Great Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Great Bend is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <3>
- Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <3>
- Saxman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Geneseo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
- Geneseo is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <3>
- Hoisington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoisington
- Hoisington is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoisington <3>
- Seward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Reno County
- Galt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Boyd ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Heizer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Barton County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rice County: www.ricecounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 Silica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |