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 Waco had a population of 220 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waco had a population of 93 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Galesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Carl Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medoc
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Opolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Thoms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Oronogo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Webb City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Weir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Empire City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- West Joplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Carterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Joplin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Joplin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Prosperity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Chicopee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Scammon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Fleming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 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 Waco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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