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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 Etherton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Etherton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Etherton listed first.

  • Pomona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Boskydell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Boskydell is located in Jackson County
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  • Murphysboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Carbondale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alto Pass
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Makanda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
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  • Harrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harrison is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Grange Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Grange Hall is located in Jackson County
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  • Grand Tower
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • De Soto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wittenberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
  • Aldridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldridge is located in Union County
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  • Mountain Glen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Glen is located in Union County
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  • Cobden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Oraville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fredonia ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Blairsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blairsville is located in Williamson County
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  • Altenburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Crainville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Crainville is located in Williamson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Carterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lovejoy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
  • Vergennes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Neelys Landing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
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  • Ware
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ware is located in Union County
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  • Jonesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Anna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Anna is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <2>
  • Sato
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sato is located in Jackson County
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  • Elkville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ava
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ava is located in Jackson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <2>
  • Seventysix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
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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 Etherton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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