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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 Athens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Athens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Athens listed first.

  • Du Bois
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Humboldt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Dawson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Table Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
  • Oneida
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oneida is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Sabetha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sabetha is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabetha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,552 people
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  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Salem is located in Richardson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
  • Saint Bridget
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Saint Bridget is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bridget
  • Seneca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Seneca is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
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  • Violet ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Violet is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
  • Verdon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baileyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Morrill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Stella
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Steinauer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Axtell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Axtell is located in Marshall County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Elk Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Fairview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Capioma
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Capioma is located in Nemaha County (KS)
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  • Fidelity
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fidelity is located in Brown County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
  • Hamlin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Hamlin has also been known as:
    • Hamilton
  • Falls City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Shubert
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Burchard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bookwalter
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter

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