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, Alva had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Alva had a population of 4,882 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alva, with the one closest to Alva listed first.
- Noel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noel is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Hardtner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cherokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Driftwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Kiowa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waynoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eldred ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Heman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Heman is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
- Aline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aetna ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Helena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jet
(28 miles [45.1 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 Alva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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