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 America had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from America, with the one closest to America listed first.
- Olmsted
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mound City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Oscar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oscar is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Barlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- New Grand Chain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Ullin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Slater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slater is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Birds Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Birds Point is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Point
- Former names for Birds Point:
- Birdsville
- Greenville
- Wickliffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hinkleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkleville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Olive Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Alexander County
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- Wetaug
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
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- Ragland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Elco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hillerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
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 America, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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