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 Baldwin had a population of 298 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Baldwin had a population of 335 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- Houston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Marissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenzburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ames
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hecker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coulterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Caspars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lementon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Saint Libory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie du Rocher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
- Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Steeleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lively Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lively Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
- Renault
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Baldwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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