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 in 1895, Spurgeon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spurgeon, with the one closest to Spurgeon listed first.
- Tipton Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Ford is also located in Newton County
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- Racine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Racine is also located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Belfast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belfast is also located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Hornet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hornet is also located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Saginaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is also located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Neosho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blendville was located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is also located in Newton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <2>
- Joplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Joplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- McElhany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McElhany is also located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhany
- East Joplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Granby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Tuckahoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Christopher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Christopher is also located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Fidelity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Prosperity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Galena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webb City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Empire City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Hart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hart is located in McDonald County
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- Thoms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County
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- Splitlog
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Splitlog is located in McDonald County
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- Erie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Ritchey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ritchey is also located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Park is also located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Carterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baxter Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Spurgeon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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