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 Taos had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Taos had a population of 1,157 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Taos, with the one closest to Taos listed first.
- Osage City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Westphalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Loose Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <2>
- Osage Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Bonnots Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Holts Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
- Saint Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Babbtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
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- Frankenstein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Effie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Scruggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
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- Koeltztown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Rich Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
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- Linn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Hord ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Luystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Luystown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luystown
- Bass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Teal ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Claysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
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 Taos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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