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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 De Kalb had a population of 425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, De Kalb had a population of 222 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.

  • Kenmoor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor
    • Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County
  • Wallace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Buchanan County
  • Halls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Buchanan County
  • Halleck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halleck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
    • Halleck is located in Buchanan County
  • Rushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <3>
  • Faucett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
    • Faucett is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <3>
  • Sugar Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
    • Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
  • Dye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Dye is located in Platte County
  • Willow Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
    • Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
  • Iatan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iatan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
    • Iatan is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • New Market
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Platte County
  • Winthrop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
  • Dearborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
    • Dearborn is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <3>
  • Matney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
    • Matney is located in Buchanan County
  • Doniphan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doniphan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Dalbey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalbey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey
    • Dalbey is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Port Williams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Williams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
    • Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Port Williams has also been known as:
    • Williamsport
  • Palermo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Agency
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Atchison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
    • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <3>
  • Oak Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
    • Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Woodruff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Woodruff is located in Platte County
  • Elwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
  • Platte River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
    • Platte River is located in Buchanan County
  • Saxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
    • Saxton is located in Buchanan County
  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wathena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
    • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <3>

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for De Kalb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 De Kalb, 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.




 

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