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 Lawson had a population of 520 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lawson had a population of 2,402 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Vibbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vibbard is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vibbard
- Elmira
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Converse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandals is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals
- Excelsior Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kearney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prathersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lathrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dockery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dockery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Mirabile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mirabile is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirabile
- Lilly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chandler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taitsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taitsville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taitsville
- Missouri City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Ray County
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- Plattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cowgill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Kerr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Paradise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
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 Lawson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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