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 Dorchester had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dorchester had a population of 137 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorchester, with the one closest to Dorchester listed first.
- Bunker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairietown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shipman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dorsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macoupin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- Hornsby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Miles Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fosterburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Piasa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Litchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carlinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bethalto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walshville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alhambra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Challacombe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Medora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fidelity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Dorchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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