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>
While we didn't find Skunk River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Skunk River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Skunk River listed first.
- Wever
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Patterson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Pontoosuc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Dallas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lomax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <2>
- Iowa Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Carman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Niota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colusa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Disco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Disco is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Terre Haute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Decorra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Decorra is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorra
- Latty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Latty is located in Des Moines County
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- Bullard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bullard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
- Powellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Skunk River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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