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 Western had a population of 397 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Western had a population of 228 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Western, with the one closest to Western listed first.
- Swanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Daykin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tobias
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bower ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bower is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milligan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ohiowa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Jansen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Fairbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Friend
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harbine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bruning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoag
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hoag is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crete
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burress is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress
- Strang
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Western, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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