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 Bogota had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bogota, with the one closest to Bogota listed first.
- Wakefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingraham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Passport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bible Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Sainte Marie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eberle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Sailor Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dieterich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Rafetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rafetown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Noble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Olney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Hord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hidalgo
(17 miles [27.4 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 Bogota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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