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 Rich Fountain had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loose Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Belle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Osage County
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- Luystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luystown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luystown
- Frankenstein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
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- Mint Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mint Hill is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
- Taos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Bonnots Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Osage City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
- Babbtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aud is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Effie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Lindell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lanes Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Cleavesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cleavesville is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleavesville
- Wardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
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 Rich Fountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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