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, Athol had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athol, with the one closest to Athol listed first.
- Cornland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cornland was located in Bates County
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- Nyhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart is also located in Bates County
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- New Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Home is also located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Rich Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sprague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is also located in Bates County
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- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foster is also located in Bates County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Rucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rucker is also located in Bates County
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- Carbon Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Former name for Carbon Center:
- Carbon Centre
- Virginia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia is also located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
- Pleasant Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Gap is also located in Bates County
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- Passaic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Passaic is also located in Bates County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Arthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
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- Worland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Worland is also located in Bates County
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- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hume is also located in Bates County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Metz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Prairie City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie City is also located in Bates County
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- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is also located in Bates County
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- Amoret
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret is also located in Bates County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Horton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfe was located in Vernon County
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- Spruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce is also located in Bates County
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- Ketterman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
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- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hudson is also located in Bates County
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- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 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 Athol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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