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 Howards Point in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Howards Point. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.
- Saint Elmo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Avena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Saint James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Brownstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Loogootee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Blue Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Moccasin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- La Clede
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beecher City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Holliday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Vera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Dressor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Cowden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Herrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shumway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Howards Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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