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, Silkville had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silkville, with the one closest to Silkville listed first.
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Ransomville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Melvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
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- Quenemo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
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- Pomona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Halls Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
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- Glenlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
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- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Sharpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpe is located in Coffey County
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- Scipio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Vassar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndon Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Michigan Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Mont Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
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- Garnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Strawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
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 Silkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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