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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 Kahm in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kahm. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kahm listed first.

  • Wrights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rockbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fayette is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Berdan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Berdan is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdan
  • Carrollton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kemper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kemper is located in Jersey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
  • Hagaman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Athensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Athensville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athensville
  • Kane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Challacombe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
  • White Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kaser
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kaser is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
  • Chesterfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reader
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Reader is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
  • Hurricane ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hurricane is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Woody
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Woody is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
  • Medora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hettick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Roodhouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fidelity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Enos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Enos is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
  • Scottville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Walkerville is located in Greene County
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  • Jerseyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Barrow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barrow is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow

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 Kahm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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