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 Alpha had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alpha had a population of 626 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alpha, with the one closest to Alpha listed first.
- New Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swedona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swedona is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Lynn Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cable
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Nekoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nekoma is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alexis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wataga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Altona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilchrist
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Bishop Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ulah is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Preemption
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Sunny Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
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 Alpha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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