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 Godfrey had a population of 228 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Godfrey had a population of 17,393 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Godfrey, with the one closest to Godfrey listed first.
- Melville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- North Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Delhi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Portage Des Sioux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fosterburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Elsah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McClusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Bethalto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Miles Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Black Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Moro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Spanish Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Dorsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Piasa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Jerseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florissant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Fidelity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Godfrey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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