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 Christopher had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Christopher had a population of 2,686 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Christopher, with the one closest to Christopher listed first.
- Buckner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mulkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plumfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Elkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Du Quoin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Smothersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Saint Johns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sunfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Parrish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Ewing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Carterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Tamaroa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Denny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Denny is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Vergennes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Akin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Christopher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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