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 Howardton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Howardton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Grand Tower
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wittenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Aldridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aldridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Altenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Alto Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neelys Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Seventysix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Brazeau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Mountain Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Murphysboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leemon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Oriole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Cobden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Makanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Old Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Boskydell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boskydell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell
- Grand Eddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Eddy is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
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 Howardton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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