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, Houghton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Houghton had a population of 135 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houghton, with the one closest to Houghton listed first.
- Mount Hamill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- La Crew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- La Crew is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crew
- Pilot Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Primrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Denova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Denova is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denova
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Donnellson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bonaparte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Bentonsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Croton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Viele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Viele is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viele
- Sawyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 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 Houghton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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