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, Knights had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Knights, with the one closest to Knights listed first.
- Carthage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
- Parshley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Reeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Fidelity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Avilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Sarcoxie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
- Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <2>
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prosperity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <2>
- Bowers Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Mill
- Bowers Mill is located in Lawrence County
- Maple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Carterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <2>
- Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Alba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Webb City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Webb City is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <2>
- Talmage City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Oronogo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
- Oronogo is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <2>
- East Joplin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Joplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <2>
- Saginaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Tipton Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
- Ritchey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Wentworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Clarkson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Dudenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudenville
- Dudenville is located in Jasper County
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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 Knights, 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |