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 Beecher City had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Beecher City had a population of 451 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Beecher City, with the one closest to Beecher City listed first.
- Holliday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fancher
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cowden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Mode
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shumway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stewardson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Funkhouser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Herborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Effingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Gilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Strasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dressor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sigel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middlesworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Beecher City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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