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 Cowles had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cowles had a population of 27 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cowles, with the one closest to Cowles listed first.
- Amboy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Cloud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guide Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Inavale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Clare is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bladen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northbranch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Northbranch is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbranch
- Bostwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bostwick is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pauline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pauline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ayr
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Womer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Ranch ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Ranch is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ranch
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Nelson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deweese
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brickton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cora is located in Smith County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Burr Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Superior
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holstein
(22 miles [35.4 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 Cowles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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