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 Erastus had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Erastus, with the one closest to Erastus listed first.
- Fort Lamar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Hix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in Madison County
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- Cromers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Arp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Jewelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
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- Planter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Madison Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Nicholson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Danielsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Royston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salubrity ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salubrity is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Dry Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollingsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
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 Erastus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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