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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kaufman had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kaufman, with the one closest to Kaufman listed first.

  • Alhambra
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruit is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
  • Marine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Worden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantfork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Grantfork is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Carpenter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carpenter is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • New Douglas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwardsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
  • Saint Jacob
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Staunton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Prairietown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairietown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
  • Pierron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Ripley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Pocahontas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Moro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Poag
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Poag is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
  • Saint Morgan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Morgan is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Morgan
  • Sebastopol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sorento
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Olive
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dorsey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethalto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wanda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wanda is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

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