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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, Racine had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.

  • Hornet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hornet is located in Newton County
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  • Belfast
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belfast is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Spurgeon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spurgeon is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
  • Seneca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tipton Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
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  • Neosho
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Saginaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saginaw is located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • McElhany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McElhany is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhany
  • Hart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hart is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Blendville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Blendville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
  • Joplin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • West Joplin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • West Joplin is located in Jasper County
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  • Splitlog
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Splitlog is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
  • Galena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
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  • Diamond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond is located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
    • Former names for Diamond:
    • Diamond Grove
    • Diamond Mill
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  • East Joplin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • East Joplin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
  • Erie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Erie is located in McDonald County
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  • Christopher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Christopher is located in Newton County
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  • Empire City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
  • Lowell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell has also been known as:
    • Lowell Station
  • Baxter Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Granby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Scotland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Tuckahoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
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  • Tiff City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tiff City is located in McDonald County
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  • Coy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Coy is located in McDonald County
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  • Prosperity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Prosperity is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity

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 Racine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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