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, Amherst had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Amherst had a population of 254 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Amherst, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sartoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kearney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Overton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Josselyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Josselyn is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josselyn
- Sweetwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westmark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eddyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Funk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Axtell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Nantasket ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nantasket is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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 Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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