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 Boys Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Boys Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Boys Town listed first.
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chalco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Portal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Papillion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
- Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Avery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Council Bluffs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yutan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kennard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cullom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Boys Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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