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 Gillespie had a population of 948 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gillespie had a population of 3,048 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gillespie, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carlinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walshville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Prairietown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shipman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Worden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Dorsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sorento
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Enos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enos is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Miles Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carpenter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piasa
(16 miles [25.7 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 Gillespie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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