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 Independence had a population of 6,380 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Independence had a population of 116,774 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Independence, with the one closest to Independence listed first.
- Maywood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Englewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Englewood is located in Jackson County
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- Mount Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Washington is located in Jackson County
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- Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Courtney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Jackson County
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- Centropolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centropolis is located in Jackson County
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- Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mills is located in Jackson County
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- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Clay County
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- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
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- Atherton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
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- Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Jackson County
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- Blue Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harlem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dodson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Jackson County
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- Holmes Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pink Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pink Hill is located in Jackson County
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- Buckner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Missouri City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
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 Independence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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