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 in 1895, Idlewood had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.
- Dix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drivers is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Boyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Divide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Divide is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Marlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roaches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pigeon was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Foxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Foxville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opdyke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belle Rive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Keenes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Radom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orchardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchardville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 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 Idlewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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