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 Wakarusa had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wakarusa, with the one closest to Wakarusa listed first.
- Carbondale
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Berryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Pauline
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Scranton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swissvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swissvale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Overbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Burlingame
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <2>
- Topeka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- North Topeka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Menoken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Big Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harveyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Grantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Peterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Lyndon Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Vassar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Michigan Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Valencia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valencia is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
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 Wakarusa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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