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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 Wilson had a population of 770 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wilson had a population of 713 people.

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

  • Dorrance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
    • Dorrance is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorrance <3>
  • Black Wolf ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
    • Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
  • Bunker Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <3>
  • Sylvan Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <3>
  • Ellsworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Vesper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
    • Vesper is located in Lincoln County
  • Homer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Russell County
  • Kanopolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
    • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <3>
  • Odin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lorraine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Denmark
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Claflin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Bushton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
    • Bushton is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Midway
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Midway
    • From Wilson to Midway
  • Redwing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redwing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
    • Redwing is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Redwing
    • From Wilson to Redwing
  • Luray
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Center
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
    • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <3>
  • Frederick
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Frederick is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Carneiro ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carneiro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
    • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carneiro
    • From Wilson to Carneiro
  • Millard
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millard
    • From Wilson to Millard
  • Cheyenne
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
    • Cheyenne is located in Osborne County
    • Cheyenne has also been known as:
    • Cheyenne City
  • Hoisington
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Former name for Waldo:
    • Pleasant Run
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waldo
    • From Wilson to Waldo

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Wilson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ellsworth County: www.ellsworthcounty.org

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Wilson, 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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