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>
Sperry itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
- Sublette ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Adair ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Greentop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
- Greentop is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentop <3>
- Kirksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Kirksville is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirksville <3>
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Queen City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Brashear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Bible Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bible Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
- Germania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Novinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Millard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Kenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Danforth ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Gibbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Gibbs is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbs <3>
- Hurdland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Julesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Greensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Shibleys Point ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shibleys Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shibleys Point
- Shibleys Point is located in Adair County
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Baring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
- Baring is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baring <3>
- Pleasant Retreat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Retreat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Downing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Stahl ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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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 Sperry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |