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 Purcell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purcell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purcell listed first.
- Alba
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Oronogo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Galesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Webb City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Medoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Carl Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Prosperity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Thoms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Tuckahoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Joplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Joplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- West Joplin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Knights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Esrom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Esrom is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esrom
- Opolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Fidelity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
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 Purcell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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