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 Cowan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cowan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Pembina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Palace ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Ozark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Galloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Nixa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <2>
- Mumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Langston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Fordland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Compton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Strafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elkhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Olga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Brookline Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
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 Cowan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |