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 in 1895, Diagonal had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Diagonal had a population of 312 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Diagonal, with the one closest to Diagonal listed first.
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Knowlton
- From Diagonal to Knowlton
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Shannon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Clearfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <3>
- Mount Ayr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Mount Ayr is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ayr <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Ayr
- From Diagonal to Mount Ayr
- Tingley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tingley
- From Diagonal to Tingley
- Maloy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maloy
- From Diagonal to Maloy
- Delphos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kent
- From Diagonal to Kent
- Arispe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arispe
- From Diagonal to Arispe
- Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lenox is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <3>
- Redding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Blockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Caledonia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Beaconsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- 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
- Sharpsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sharpsburg
- From Diagonal to Sharpsburg
- Platteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Taylor County
- Kellerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
- Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <3>
- Afton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- East Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creston
- East Creston is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Creston
- From Diagonal to East Creston
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cromwell
- From Diagonal to Cromwell
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Creston
- From Diagonal to Creston
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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 Diagonal, 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |