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 in 1895, Spencer had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Spencer had a population of 402 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spencer, with the one closest to Spencer listed first.
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Bristow is located in Boyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <2>
- Paddock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Butte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
- Butte is located in Boyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <2>
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Lynch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lynch is located in Boyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <2>
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Dustin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Dustin is located in Holt County
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Dorsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Holt County
- Pishelville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pishelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
- Pishelville is located in Knox County
- Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Atkinson is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
- Emmet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Emmet is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmet <2>
- O'Neill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- O'Neill is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,537 people
- O'Neill has also been known as:
- O'Neill City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neill <2>
- Stuart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Stuart is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Spencer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |