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, Thornton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Moscow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- North Kansas City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Minaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Harlem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centropolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centropolis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Mount Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Courtney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Barry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nearman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nearman is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
- Nearman has also been known as:
- Nearmons Station
- Welborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Turner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Argentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Nashua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
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 Thornton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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