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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, Wilroads had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilroads, with the one closest to Wilroads listed first.

  • Wright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Dodge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dodge
    • South Dodge is located in Ford County
  • Dodge City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
    • Ford is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <3>
  • Spearville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kingsdown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsdown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdown
    • Kingsdown is located in Ford County
  • Howell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in Ford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Howell
    • From Wilroads to Howell
  • Bellefont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefont
    • Bellefont is located in Ford County
  • Ensign
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Minneola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bucklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
    • Bucklin is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucklin <3>
  • Offerle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Mullinville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Cimarron
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jetmore
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Fowler
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Fowler is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <3>

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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 Wilroads, 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.




 

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