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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 in 1895, Hill had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hord
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hord is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
  • Eberle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eberle is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
  • Bible Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bible Grove is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
  • Mason
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mason is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
  • Elliottstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
  • Watson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Edgewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Iola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Riffle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Riffle is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
  • La Clede
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • La Clede is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
  • Louisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dieterich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gilmore is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
  • Ingraham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Funkhouser
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
  • Oskaloosa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Wheeler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dexter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dexter is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Effingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sailor Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Teutopolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Altamont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Farina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bogota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bogota is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
  • Lis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lis is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis

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