RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Missouri >> Polk County >> Karlin >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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>

While we didn't find Karlin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Karlin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Karlin listed first.

  • Slagle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Slagle is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
  • Wishart
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wishart is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
  • Bolivar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Morrisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sunset is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Orleans ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Orleans is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Burns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burns is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Brighton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Aldrich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Aldrich is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Graydon Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
  • Gresham ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gresham is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Pleasant Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Halfway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Fair Play
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckley ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckley is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Sacville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sacville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
  • Schofield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Schofield is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
  • Walnut Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodnight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodnight is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
    • Goodnight has also been known as:
    • Goodnight village
  • Harold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harold is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
  • Goodson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
  • Polk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Polk is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Dunnegan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
  • Phenix ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Phenix is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Phenix has also been known as:
    • Phenix Quarry
  • Pearl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pearl is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Cave Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cave Spring is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Hackney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hackney is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
  • Rondo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rondo is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo

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 Karlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.