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 Atwater had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atwater, with the one closest to Atwater listed first.
- Zanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- McVey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McVey is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVey
- Barnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Waggoner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Nilwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Honey Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carlinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harvel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Virden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hornsby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hornsby is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Litchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Comer is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macoupin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macoupin is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Gillespie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Enos is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zenobia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Divernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Modesto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hettick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reader
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reader is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
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 Atwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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