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, Spencer had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spencer, with the one closest to Spencer listed first.
- Tecumseh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Big Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Topeka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Topeka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meriden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berryton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pauline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ozawkie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Menoken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Buck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wakarusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swissvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Swissvale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
- Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Spencer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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