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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 in 1895, Fortescue had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fortescue had a population of 28 people.

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

  • Napier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
    • Napier is located in Holt County
  • Bigelow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Bigelow is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • White Cloud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
    • White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Rulo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
    • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <3>
  • Mound City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Forest City is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <3>
  • Iowa Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
    • Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Craig
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oregon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <3>
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Curzon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curzon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curzon
    • Curzon is located in Holt County
  • Arago ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
    • Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
  • New Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
    • New Point is located in Holt County
  • Highland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
  • Reserve
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
    • Reserve is located in Brown County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Falls City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Falls City is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <3>
  • Padonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
    • Padonia is located in Brown County (KS)
  • Sparks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Corning
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Robinson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Robinson is located in Brown County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Milton ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Atchison County
  • Forbes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forbes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
    • Forbes is located in Holt County
  • Maitland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Maitland is located in Holt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Hiawatha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fanning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Graham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Nodaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Barada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
    • Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people

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

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 Fortescue, 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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