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 Fairbury had a population of 2,630 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fairbury had a population of 3,646 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairbury, with the one closest to Fairbury listed first.
- Jansen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Endicott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Powell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bower ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bower is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Reynolds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steele City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Diller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Daykin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mahaska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollenberg is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
- Ellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Swanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Western
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Narka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lanham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lanham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spence is located in Washington County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Morrowville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tobias
(20 miles [32.2 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 Fairbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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