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 Thayer had a population of 119 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Thayer had a population of 58 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thayer, with the one closest to Thayer listed first.
- Afton Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Afton Junction is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Junction
- Talmage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Talmage is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Monette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Hopeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorimor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arispe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lacelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Shannon City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tingley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Macksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McPherson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McPherson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Beaconsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Grand River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- East Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 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 Thayer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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