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 Girard had a population of 1,524 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Girard had a population of 1,981 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Nilwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McVey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McVey is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVey
- Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Thomasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Atwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waggoner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Divernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Modesto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rohrer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carlinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Shop Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harvel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zenobia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenarm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Girard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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