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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>

While we didn't find Horton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Horton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Horton listed first.

  • Rockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dara
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dara
    • El Dara is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dara <2>
  • Atlas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Pike County
  • New Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • New Canton is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Summer Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill is located in Pike County
  • Ashburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
    • Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
  • Reading
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Reading is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Pike
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
    • Pike is located in Pike County
  • New Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • New Hartford is located in Pike County
  • Busch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch
    • Busch is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Louisiana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Quincy Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Junction
    • Quincy Junction is located in Pike County
  • Barry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hadley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Pike County
  • Shinn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shinn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn
    • Shinn is located in Pike County
  • Kinderhook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Pike County
  • McIntosh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Baylis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hull
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
  • Stark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Saverton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
    • Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
  • Salt River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
    • Salt River is located in Ralls County (MO)

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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 Horton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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