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) - Seneca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
- Belfast
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Hornet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Spurgeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - McElhany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Neosho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Neosho is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <3>
- Tipton Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
- Saginaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Splitlog
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Blendville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blendville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Tiff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Galena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
- Coy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Erie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - East Joplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Joplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <3>
- West Joplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Baxter Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
- Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <3>
- Empire City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Christopher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Christopher is located in Newton County
- Diamond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <3>
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in McDonald County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>
- Granby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Granby is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <3>
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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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |