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 Wilson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coal Siding was located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Reasnor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reasnor is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Metz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metz is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Murphy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murphy is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Killduff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Killduff is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kellogg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Green Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Oswalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oswalt is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Percy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Percy was located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Cordova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Mingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is also located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgin Valley was located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
- Lynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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