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, Zarah had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Zarah, with the one closest to Zarah listed first.
- Monticello
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monticello
- From Zarah to Monticello
- Shawnee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <3>
- Holliday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holliday. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holliday
- From Zarah to Holliday
- Chouteau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Wilder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilder
- From Zarah to Wilder
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <3>
- Loring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Loring
- From Zarah to Loring
- Lenexa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lenexa
- From Zarah to Lenexa
- Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morris
- From Zarah to Morris
- Bonner Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <3>
- Lackmans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Munsee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lenape
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <3>
- Merriam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Merriam is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Merriam
- From Zarah to Merriam
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Olathe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olathe
- From Zarah to Olathe
- Argentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argentine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Argentine
- From Zarah to Argentine
- Turner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Turner
- From Zarah to Turner
- Piper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Piper
- From Zarah to Piper
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Welborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Basehor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basehor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Basehor
- From Zarah to Basehor
- Pomeroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/
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 Zarah, 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. |