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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 Hord had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hill is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
  • Bible Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bible Grove is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
  • Riffle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Riffle is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
  • Eberle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eberle is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
  • Iola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mason
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
  • Edgewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Watson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ingraham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  • Oskaloosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Sailor Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilmore is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
  • Farina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Flora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dieterich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Funkhouser
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
  • Wakefield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wakefield is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Bogota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bogota is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
  • Wheeler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kenner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kenner is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Clay City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Passport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Passport is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
  • Lis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lis is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
  • Dexter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dexter is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Effingham
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Hord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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