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>
While we didn't find Belle Center in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Belle Center. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
- Empire City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- West Joplin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Joplin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Thoms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- East Joplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Carl Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Saginaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Webb City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oronogo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crestline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Baxter Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hornet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hornet is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Waco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Neutral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Tipton Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Galesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
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 Belle Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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