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 Wamego had a population of 1,473 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wamego had a population of 4,718 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wamego, with the one closest to Wamego listed first.
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
- Wabaunsee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belvue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Laclede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
- McFarland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Paxico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Manhattan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Maple Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Volland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
- Rossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fostoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Wheaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Willard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Onaga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Keats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Ogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Keene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Olsburg
(22 miles [35.4 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 Wamego, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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