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

  • Mountain Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mountain Glen is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
  • Cobden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alto Pass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jonesboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Anna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Anna is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <2>
  • Ware
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ware is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • Pomona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Balcom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Balcom is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
  • Makanda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Springville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Springville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Aldridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Aldridge is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
  • Egypt Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
  • Boskydell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boskydell is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell
  • Neelys Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
  • Mill Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mill Creek is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Dongola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lick Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lick Creek is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
  • Lovejoy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
  • Oriole
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
  • Mount Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Grand Tower
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Elco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wetaug
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
  • Elvira
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Elvira is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
  • McClure
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Moscow is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Carbondale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Wittenberg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg

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