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 Wellsville had a population of 392 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wellsville had a population of 1,784 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Le Loup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Edgerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <3>
- Clearfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Baldwin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
- Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <3>
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Imes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
- Vinland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Rantoul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <3>
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Hesper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- O'Brien
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <3>
- Ocheltree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Worden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Centropolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Paola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Paola is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <3>
- Wagstaff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Bonita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Eudora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Wellsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |