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, Gilbirds had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gilbirds, with the one closest to Gilbirds listed first.
- Hersman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Springs is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Springs
- Morrelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrelville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrelville
- Chambersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fargo is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Benville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benville
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meredosia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Fishhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fishhook is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kellerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chestline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chestline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestline
- Griggsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Erwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Erwin is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Bluffs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Valley City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Gilbirds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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