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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)
    • Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County
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  • Wallace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallace is located in Buchanan County
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  • Halls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls is located in Buchanan County
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  • Halleck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Halleck is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
  • Rushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Faucett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
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  • Dye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dye is located in Platte County
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  • Willow Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
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  • Iatan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Iatan is located in Platte County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • New Market
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Market is located in Platte County
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  • Winthrop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
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  • Dearborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Matney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Matney is located in Buchanan County
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  • Doniphan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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  • Dalbey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalbey is located in Atchison County (KS)
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  • Port Williams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
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    • Port Williams has also been known as:
    • Williamsport
  • Palermo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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  • Agency
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Atchison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
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  • Oak Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
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  • Woodruff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodruff is located in Platte County
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  • Elwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
  • Platte River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Platte River is located in Buchanan County
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  • Saxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saxton is located in Buchanan County
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  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wathena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <2>

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.
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