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 Hillsboro had a population of 2,500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hillsboro had a population of 5,909 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irving
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Bend is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walshville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Donnellson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chapman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Fillmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shop Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shop Creek is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Harvel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sorento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zanesville is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Bingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hornsby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waggoner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Atwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayle City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Gillespie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ohlman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Hillsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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