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 Kearney had a population of 8,074 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kearney had a population of 34,235 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Kearney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Gibbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Axtell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Minden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Heartwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Funk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sartoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sacramento
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holdrege
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kenesaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Overton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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 Kearney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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