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 Elkville had a population of 145 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elkville had a population of 864 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkville, with the one closest to Elkville listed first.
- Vergennes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Du Quoin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Hall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Mulkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Oraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pyatts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Denny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denny is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Christopher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sato is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sato
- Murphysboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plumfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Pinckneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ava
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tamaroa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(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 Elkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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