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 East Gillespie in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of East Gillespie. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to East Gillespie listed first.
- Gillespie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hornsby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macoupin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Walshville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Shipman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairietown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- New Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Worden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Atwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Dorsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sorento
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Enos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enos is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 East Gillespie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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