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>
Afton Junction itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Afton Junction, with the one closest to Afton Junction listed first.
- Talmage
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Thayer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Afton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <3>
- Monette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Arispe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Hopeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Lorimor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
- Lorimor is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Shannon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Tingley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
- Tingley is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <3>
- East Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Barney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <3>
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Macksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Beaconsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Lacelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - McPherson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Grand River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Ord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Spaulding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Union County
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Leslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Groveland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - East Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
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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 Afton Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |