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)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Shannon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Ayr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tingley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maloy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delphos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arispe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Blockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Beaconsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Sharpsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Platteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Platteville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Kellerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Afton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cromwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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. |
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