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 Richards had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Richards had a population of 94 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
- Rinehart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rinehart is located in Vernon County
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- Eve
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eve is located in Vernon County
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- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
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- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County
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- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
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- Ellis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Metz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Fort Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <2>
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Moundville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
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- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Godfrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
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- Sprague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sprague is located in Bates County
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- Marmaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Ronald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Bronaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Ketterman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
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- Carbon Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Harding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harding is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
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 Richards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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