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 Aledo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Aledo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Aledo listed first.
- Sunbeam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunbeam is also located in Mercer County
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- Millersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Gilchrist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilchrist is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Joy is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
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- Seaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marston is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is also located in Mercer County
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- Ogle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ogle is also located in Mercer County
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- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Reynolds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preemption
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville is also located in Mercer County
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- Mannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mannon is also located in Mercer County
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- Keithsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alexis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Griffin is also located in Mercer County
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- Cable
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cable is also located in Mercer County
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- Taylor Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
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- Eliza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eliza is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County
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- Eleanor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eleanor is located in Warren County
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- North Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Windsor is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Illinois City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
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 Aledo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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