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, Dickens had a post office and railroad service. In 1990, Dickens had a population of 16 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dickens, with the one closest to Dickens listed first.
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Somerset is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Hayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Wellfleet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elsie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blanche ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche was located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Catherine ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine was located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Hayes Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hayes Center is located in Hayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Former name for Hayes Center:
- Hayes Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes Center <2>
- Maywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Fallons
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- O'Fallons is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallons
- Hershey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Birdwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Birdwood is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwood
- North Platte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madrid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 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 Dickens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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