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 Smithfield had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carl Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thoms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Empire City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Crestline
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Joplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webb City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oronogo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- East Joplin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Carterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Medoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neutral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Baxter Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Opolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Smithfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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