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 Wathena had a population of 694 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wathena had a population of 1,272 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wathena, with the one closest to Wathena listed first.
- Palermo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Elwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kenmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brenner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Halls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Halls is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Matney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dean is located in Andrew County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Amazonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Doniphan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clair is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
- Nodaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forbes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- De Kalb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Willow Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Fanning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Bendena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Faucett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Agency
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Savannah
(13 miles [20.9 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 Wathena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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