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 Silver Lake had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Silver Lake had a population of 1,395 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Valencia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valencia is located in Shawnee County
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- Willard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Menoken
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Maple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Topeka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Topeka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
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- Pauline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
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- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Hoyt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Berryton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
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- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paxico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wakarusa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
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- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
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- Mayetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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