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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Weston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
  • Woodruff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Platte City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
    • Platte City is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <3>
  • Stillings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
    • Stillings is located in Platte County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stillings
    • From West Platte to Stillings
  • East Leavenworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Farley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
    • Farley is located in Platte County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kickapoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
    • Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kickapoo
    • From West Platte to Kickapoo
  • Leavenworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Market
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Platte County
  • Dye
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Dye is located in Platte County
  • Hampton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Platte County
  • Dearborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
    • Dearborn is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <3>
  • Iatan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iatan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
    • Iatan is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Oak Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
    • Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oak Mills
    • From West Platte to Oak Mills
  • Lansing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
  • Edgerton Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Junction
    • Edgerton Junction is located in Platte County
  • Waldron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Waldron is located in Platte County
  • Wallace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Buchanan County
  • Linkville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Ridgely is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Port Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Williams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
    • Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Port Williams has also been known as:
    • Williamsport
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Port Williams
    • From West Platte to Port Williams
  • Lowemont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
    • Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lowemont
    • From West Platte to Lowemont
  • Sugar Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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.
<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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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