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 Monroe had a population of 952 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Monroe had a population of 1,905 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Otley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reasnor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Percy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Galesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morgin Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Siding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Vandalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Swan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Howell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Killduff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sully
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Runnells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flagler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Flagler is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
- Durham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Oswalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
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 Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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