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 Gale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gale listed first.
- Thebes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- East Cape Girardeau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- McClure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cape Girardeau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Elco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Egypt Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- New Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Dutchtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Oriole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Ullin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Caney Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Oran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
- Villa Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
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 Gale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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