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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>

While we didn't find Ontario in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ontario. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ontario listed first.

  • Baxter Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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    • Lowell has also been known as:
    • Lowell Station
  • Neutral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Neutral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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    • Neutral has also been known as:
    • Neutral City
  • Galena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
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  • Empire City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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  • Keelville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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  • Hornet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
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  • Mill Rose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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  • Crestline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Crestline is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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  • Columbus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Columbus is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
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  • Seneca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
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  • Racine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
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  • Blendville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blendville is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • West Joplin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Joplin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
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  • Thoms
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Smithfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Faulkner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Faulkner is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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  • Spurgeon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Spurgeon is located in Newton County (MO)
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  • Saginaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • East Joplin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Tuckahoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Dupont ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
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  • Sherwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherwin is located in Cherokee County (KS)
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  • Carl Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Ontario, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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