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 Houston had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenzburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coulterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caspars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellis Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steeleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bremen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Percy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kampenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kampenville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
- Swanwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Swanwick is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwick
- Lively Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lively Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
- Welge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cutler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Saint Libory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ames
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
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 Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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