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 Meta in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Meta. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Meta listed first.
- Babbtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
- Saint Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Cleve
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Van Cleve is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
- Saint Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Koeltztown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Osage Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Tavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tavern is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern
- Marys Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Bass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Westphalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Hickory Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Tuscumbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rich Fountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loose Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osage City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Jefferson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Scruggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Meta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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