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 in 1895, Watson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watson, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Tecumseh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Pauline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Topeka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Topeka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wakarusa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swissvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swissvale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menoken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Carbondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Overbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meriden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
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 Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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