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 Somerset had a population of 77 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Somerset, with the one closest to Somerset listed first.
- Wagstaff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wagstaff is located in Miami County
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- Louisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
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- Chiles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Block
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
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- New Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lisle is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
- West Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ocheltree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ocheltree is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheltree
- Drexel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osawatomie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stilwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jaudon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jaudon is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaudon
- Bonita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
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- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- O'Brien
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- O'Brien is located in Miami County
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- Beagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beagle is located in Miami County
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- Merwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Somerset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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