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 Chester had a population of 2,708 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chester had a population of 8,145 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Menard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Claryville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Claryville is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
- Belgique
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belgique is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
- Bremen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Lithium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Welge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sereno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Point Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brewer is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Shiloh Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Steeleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crosstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Eddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Eddy is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
- Evansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kampenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kampenville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
- Percy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sainte Genevieve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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