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 Centralia had a population of 4,763 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Centralia had a population of 12,142 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Centralia, with the one closest to Centralia listed first.
- Central City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandoval
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shattuc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Odin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoyleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Fairman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Posey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boulder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tonti
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tonti is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
- Foxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Foxville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- New Minden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roaches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carlyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Idlewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patoka
(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 Centralia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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