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 Delhi had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
- East Newbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- McClusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Godfrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jerseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Otterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Elsah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Miles Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Piasa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Des Sioux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fidelity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Fosterburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Medora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shipman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kemper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kemper is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
- Black Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Fieldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethalto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Challacombe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Delhi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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