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 Topeka had a population of 31,007 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Topeka had a population of 124,558 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Topeka, with the one closest to Topeka listed first.
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Topeka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pauline
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Menoken
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Grantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Berryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Big Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valencia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valencia is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
- Wakarusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meriden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Hoyt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Swissvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Swissvale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Topeka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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