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 Rex City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rex City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rex City listed first.
- Saginaw
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- East Joplin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Joplin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- West Joplin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Tipton Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Tuckahoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Carterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Webb City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hornet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hornet is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Thoms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Spurgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <2>
- Fidelity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Carl Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Oronogo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Empire City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Belfast
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Parshley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
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 Rex City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |