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 Jefferson City had a population of 6,742 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jefferson City had a population of 41,972 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson City, with the one closest to Jefferson City listed first.
- Cedar City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Scruggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holts Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Taos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Osage City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Claysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Honey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Elston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Osage Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Lohman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnots Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Loose Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Effie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Hord ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Centertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westphalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Guthrie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
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 Jefferson City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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