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 Valley Falls had a population of 1,180 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Valley Falls had a population of 1,152 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Falls, with the one closest to Valley Falls listed first.
- Boyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ozawkie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunavant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meriden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oskaloosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mayetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoyt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muscotah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McLouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Holton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Newman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Potter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Lancaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
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 Valley Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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