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 Precept had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Precept, with the one closest to Precept listed first.
- Beaver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Almena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Almena is located in Norton County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Long Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Oxford Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Junction is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hendley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calvert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Calvert is located in Norton County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Orleans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mascot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Devizes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Devizes is located in Norton County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devizes
- Woodruff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodruff is located in Phillips County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Arapahoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stuttgart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stuttgart is located in Phillips County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
- Rockwell City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell City is located in Norton County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
- Oronoque
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oronoque is located in Norton County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Atlanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dellvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dellvale is located in Norton County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Huntley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
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 Precept, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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