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 Smiths Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Smiths Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Smiths Ferry listed first.
- Menoken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valencia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valencia is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
- Topeka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Topeka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Pauline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Elmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
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- Willard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Rossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Tecumseh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
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- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
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- Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wakarusa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Hoyt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
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- Meriden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Saint Marys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Carbondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Big Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Grover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Newman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
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 Smiths Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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