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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>

Coal Siding 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 Coal Siding, with the one closest to Coal Siding listed first.

  • Newton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Murphy is located in Jasper County
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  • Metz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Metz is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
  • Reasnor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Reasnor is located in Jasper County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Killduff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Killduff is located in Jasper County
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  • Kellogg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Galesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Galesburg is located in Jasper County
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  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Prairie City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ira is located in Jasper County
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  • Baxter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Castle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
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  • Sully
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oswalt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oswalt is located in Jasper County
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  • Mingo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Otley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Valeria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Valeria is located in Jasper County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Vandalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
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  • Lynnville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clyde
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde is located in Jasper County
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  • Mitchellville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Percy ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Percy is located in Marion County
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  • Laurel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Santiago
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Santiago is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago

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