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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>

While we didn't find Wela Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wela Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wela Park listed first.

  • Racine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Racine is also located in Newton County
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  • Seneca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seneca is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
  • Belfast
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Belfast is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Hornet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hornet is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
  • Spurgeon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spurgeon is also located in Newton County
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  • Hart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hart is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • McElhany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McElhany is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhany
  • Neosho
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Neosho is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <2>
  • Tipton Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tipton Ford is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
  • Saginaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saginaw is also located in Newton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Splitlog
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Splitlog is located in McDonald County
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  • Blendville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Blendville was located in Jasper County
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  • Tiff City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tiff City is located in McDonald County
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  • Galena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
  • Coy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Coy is located in McDonald County
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  • Erie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Erie is located in McDonald County
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  • Lowell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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    • Lowell has also been known as:
    • Lowell Station
  • East Joplin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East Joplin is located in Jasper County
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  • Joplin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • West Joplin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • West Joplin is located in Jasper County
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  • Baxter Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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  • Christopher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Christopher is also located in Newton County
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  • Diamond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
    • Former names for Diamond:
    • Diamond Grove
    • Diamond Mill
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <2>
  • Anderson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Granby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Granby is also located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <2>

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 Wela Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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