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 Hillsboro had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hillsboro had a population of 173 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Houghton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Denova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denova is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denova
- Stockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pierceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Mount Hamill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Oakland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- La Crew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Crew is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crew
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Bentonsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Bonaparte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Primrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Lockridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kilbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
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 Hillsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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