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 Afton had a population of 1,045 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Afton had a population of 825 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Afton, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
- Afton Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Afton Junction is located in Union County
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- Talmage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Talmage is located in Union County
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- Arispe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arispe is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Thayer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thayer is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Monette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monette is located in Union County
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- East Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Creston is located in Union County
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- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shannon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shannon City is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Lorimor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorimor is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
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- Hopeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
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- Tingley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Macksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Barney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Madison County
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- Spaulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Union County
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- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Union County
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- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
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- McPherson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McPherson is located in Madison County
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- Diagonal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
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- Beaconsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Ord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ord is located in Madison County
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- Orient
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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