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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Evansville had a population of 407 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Evansville had a population of 631 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Evansville, with the one closest to Evansville listed first.

  • Preston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Preston is also located in Randolph County
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  • Ruma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruma is also located in Randolph County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Ellis Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Modoc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Modoc is also located in Randolph County
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  • Ames
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames is located in Monroe County
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  • New Palestine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Palestine is also located in Randolph County
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  • Baldwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwin is also located in Randolph County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
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  • Red Bud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Red Bud is also located in Randolph County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
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  • Houston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Houston is also located in Randolph County
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  • Prairie du Rocher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Prairie du Rocher is also located in Randolph County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
    • Prairie du Rocher village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
  • Sainte Genevieve
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blair
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Blair is also located in Randolph County
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  • Kaskaskia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kaskaskia is also located in Randolph County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Renault
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bremen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sparta is also located in Randolph County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
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  • Menard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester is also located in Randolph County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
  • Zell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
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  • Saint Mary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <2>
  • Claryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Claryville is located in Perry County (MO)
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  • Marissa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
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  • Hecker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Welge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Welge is also located in Randolph County
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  • Steeleville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tilden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tilden is also located in Randolph County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <2>
  • Lenzburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Burksville Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station

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 Evansville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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