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)
- Black Wolf ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
- 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 <2>
- 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)
- Vesper is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Kanopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Odin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lorraine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- 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)
- Bushton is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redwing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Luray
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Carneiro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheyenne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cheyenne is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- 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)
- Waldo is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- 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
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. |
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