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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>

While we didn't find King Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of King Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to King Lake listed first.

  • Waterloo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>
  • Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <3>
  • Elkhorn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <3>
  • Elk City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Yutan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
  • Mercer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Mercer is located in Douglas County
  • Bennington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <3>
  • Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Millard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chalco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
    • Chalco is located in Sarpy County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <3>
  • Gretna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Irvington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Irvington
    • From King Lake to Irvington
  • Kennard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fremont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Portal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Sarpy County
  • Omaha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Briggs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Briggs is located in Douglas County
  • Ithaca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Memphis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fontanelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
    • Orum is located in Washington County
  • Colon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Papillion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
    • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <3>
  • Fort Calhoun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nickerson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blair
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Bluffs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

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 King Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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