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 Avena had a population of 91 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Avena, with the one closest to Avena listed first.
- Brownstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Wilberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Loogootee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Shobonier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagarstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dressor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Moccasin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Farina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Clede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Blue Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Beecher City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Bayle City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holliday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
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 Avena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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