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 in 1895, Fruit had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fruit, with the one closest to Fruit listed first.
- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <3>
- Marine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
- Marine is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <3>
- Kaufman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
- Alhambra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
- Alhambra is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alhambra <3>
- Worden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Worden is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worden <3>
- Poag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Prairietown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairietown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Saint Jacob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacob
- Saint Jacob is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jacob <3>
- Wanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
- Grantfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Moro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <3>
- Bethalto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto
- Bethalto is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethalto <3>
- Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
- Dorsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Dorsey is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorsey <3>
- Stallings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Staunton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Staunton is located in Macoupin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <3>
- Pierron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierron
- Pierron is located in Bond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierron <3>
- New Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Douglas
- New Douglas is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Douglas <3>
- Fosterburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Nameoki
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Bunker Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Bunker Hill is located in Macoupin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <3>
- Saint Morgan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Morgan
- Saint Morgan is located in Madison County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Fruit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |