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 Hecker had a population of 260 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hecker had a population of 474 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hecker, with the one closest to Hecker listed first.
- Paderborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paderborn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paderborn
- Floraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
- Red Bud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Lementon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Burksville Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Smithton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lenzburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Freeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wartburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Ames
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ames is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ruma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Renault
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilderman is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderman
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Madonnaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Marissa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Darmstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- New Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hanover is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hanover
- Maeystown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rentchler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rentchler is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Hecker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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