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, Gila had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gila, with the one closest to Gila listed first.
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hidalgo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Walla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dieterich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roslyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Teutopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elliottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Yale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Advance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Bogota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Hazel Dell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Timothy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Bradbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Sigel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eberle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Willow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Effingham
(15 miles [24.1 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 Gila, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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