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>
While we didn't find Dow in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dow. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dow listed first.
- Newbern
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- East Newbern
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- McClusky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elsah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Des Sioux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Godfrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Black Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- North Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fieldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Kane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Miles Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Piasa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fidelity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brussels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Fosterburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Meppen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
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 Dow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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