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 Preston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Preston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Preston listed first.
- Alba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Oronogo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Esrom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Esrom is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esrom
- Webb City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Carl Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malty is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malty
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Tuckahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Knights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Thoms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Opolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- East Joplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Fidelity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- West Joplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Joplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Kenoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
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 Preston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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