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>
Kent itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Taylor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sargent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Union ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Almeria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Almeria is located in Loup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
- Geranium ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geranium is located in Valley County
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- Walworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walworth is located in Custer County
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- Wescott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wescott is located in Custer County
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- Round Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Valley is located in Custer County
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- Elyria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Custer County
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- Elton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Lillian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lillian is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Ord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Helena is located in Custer County
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- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Merna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broken Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broken Bow is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
- Broken Bow has also been known as:
- Brokenbow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <2>
- Berwyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Olean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olean is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Sumter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
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 Kent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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