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 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)
- Talmage is located in Union County
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- Thayer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thayer is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Afton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monette is located in Union County
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- Arispe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arispe is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Hopeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
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- Lorimor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Shannon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Tingley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Creston is located in Union County
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- Barney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Madison County
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- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
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- Macksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Beaconsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Lacelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
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- McPherson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McPherson is located in Madison County
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- Grand River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Ord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ord is located in Madison County
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- Spaulding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Union County
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- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Union County
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- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
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- Leslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
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- Groveland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Clarke County
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- East Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Peru is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
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. |
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