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 Vassar had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vassar, with the one closest to Vassar listed first.
- Lyndon Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Michigan Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Quenemo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melvern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Overbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osage City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scranton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Swissvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swissvale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
- Burlingame
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ransomville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Centropolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Globe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wakarusa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Agricola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Homewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arvonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arvonia is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Vassar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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