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 Dorsey had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorsey, with the one closest to Dorsey listed first.
- Moro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fosterburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Bethalto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairietown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Miles Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Wanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Worden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shipman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Edwardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Staunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Piasa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Godfrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fruit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Melville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kaufman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kaufman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
- Gillespie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(14 miles [22.5 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 Dorsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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