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 Sparta in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sparta. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
- Willow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Faucett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Agency
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halleck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halleck is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Kenmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor
- De Kalb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Saxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Garrettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garrettsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Halls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Halls is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Frazier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frazier is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Dearborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wathena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Platte River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Platte River is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
- Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clair is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Stockbridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- San Antonio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- Dye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dye is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Gower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
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 Sparta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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