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 Wakefield had a population of 241 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wakefield had a population of 920 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broughton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Industry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sutphen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
- Riley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leonardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Idana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kansas Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Talmage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wreford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Morganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eureka Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Randolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winkler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Wakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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