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 Omaha had a population of 140,452 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Omaha had a population of 478,393 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Omaha, with the one closest to Omaha listed first.
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Omaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
- Portal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Briggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Millard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Papillion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chalco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Council Bluffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gretna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Platte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cullom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Elk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oreapolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oreapolis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Folsom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Omaha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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