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 Dowell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dowell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dowell listed first.
- Elkville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Du Quoin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Vergennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Mulkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Denny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denny is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Pyatts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Oraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Hall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Sato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sato is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sato
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Christopher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Buckner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murphysboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Plumfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Tamaroa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ava
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
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 Dowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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