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 in 1895, Dexter had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
- Altamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Gilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moccasin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Effingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shumway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beecher City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Stewardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fancher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Elliottstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Avena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- La Clede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sigel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loogootee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eberle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Herborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
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 Dexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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