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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>

While we didn't find Cache in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cache. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cache listed first.

  • Unity
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mounds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mounds is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Hodges Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
  • Willard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Willard is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Mound City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Villa Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
  • Olive Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cairo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
  • Sandusky
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sandusky is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • America
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • America is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
  • Pulaski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Birds Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Birds Point is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Point
    • Former names for Birds Point:
    • Birdsville
    • Greenville
  • Commerce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Olmsted
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Barlow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Ullin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Elco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Diehlstadt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
  • Wickliffe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oscar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oscar is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Thebes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Thebes is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Blodgett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blodgett is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Bertrand
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Samos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Samos is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samos
  • Henson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Henson is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
  • Slater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Slater is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Grand Chain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wetaug
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
  • Mill Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Benton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Benton is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>

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 Cache, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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