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 Grafton had a population of 927 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grafton had a population of 691 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Elsah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Des Sioux
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Black Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- East Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- McClusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Brussels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Golden Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meppen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
- Conrad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conrad is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Elm Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- Fieldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Delhi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Godfrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jerseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beechville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beechville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechville
- Gardnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Florissant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- North Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
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 Grafton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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