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 Fairmont in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fairmont. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
- North Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Godfrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Upper Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Portage Des Sioux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Black Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Spanish Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Fosterburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Elsah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delhi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Bethalto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Florissant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Wanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Moro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McClusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Ferguson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Poag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Dorsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Miles Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 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 Fairmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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