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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 Highland had a population of 1,857 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Highland had a population of 10,017 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.

  • Sebastopol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Jacob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Morgan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Morgan is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Morgan
  • Grantfork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Rose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Aviston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Trenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pocahontas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alhambra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kaufman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kaufman is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
  • Breese
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Ripley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Troy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
  • Fruit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stubblefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stubblefield is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
  • New Baden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Germantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dudleyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dudleyville is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
  • Beaver Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • New Douglas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Carpenter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carpenter is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter

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 Highland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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