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>
While we didn't find Willowbrook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willowbrook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willowbrook listed first.
- Hutchinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Hutchinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nickerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Medora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Elmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Partridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Darlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Yoder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buhler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <2>
- Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbyville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saxman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saxman is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Castleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Castleton is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burrton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Plevna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Groveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Alden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Little River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Willowbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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