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>
Empire Prairie itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Empire Prairie, with the one closest to Empire Prairie listed first.
- Douglas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Gentry County
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- Whitesville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Andrew County
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- Flag Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
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- Island City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
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- Rea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- King City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cawood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cawood is located in Andrew County
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- Union Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Bolckow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Rosendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orchid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orchid is located in DeKalb County
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- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
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- Stanberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conception
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
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- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
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- Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- McCurry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCurry is located in Gentry County
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- Cosby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Gentry County
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- Gentryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
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- Arkoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
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 Empire Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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