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 Elsah had a population of 271 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Elsah had a population of 604 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elsah, with the one closest to Elsah listed first.
- Portage Des Sioux
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- East Newbern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Black Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Melville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- McClusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Otterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Godfrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Delhi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Deer Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Cross Keys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elm Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- Florissant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Upper Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Jerseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Golden Eagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Brussels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gardnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Bridgeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Spanish Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Fieldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meppen
(13 miles [20.9 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 Elsah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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