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 Waco had a population of 278 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waco had a population of 229 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Thayer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Benedict
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCool Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tamora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goehner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marysville is located in Seward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Bradshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stromsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Staplehurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Surprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lushton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ulysses
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arborville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Friend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ruby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Waco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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