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 Hamlet had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
- Reynolds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Edgington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Taylor Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Preemption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Andalusia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilchrist
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Petersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County
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- Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Illinois City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cable
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Mannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Sunbeam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
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- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fairport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Eliza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Blue Grass
(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 Hamlet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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