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, West Platte had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Platte, with the one closest to West Platte listed first.
- Tracy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodruff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Platte City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Leavenworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Camden Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kickapoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leavenworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Dye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dye is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Dearborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Oak Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edgerton Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton Junction is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Junction
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Wallace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Port Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sugar Lake
(12 miles [19.3 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 West Platte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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