RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> Jersey County >> Kemper >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Illinois

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois





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 Kemper had a population of 105 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Challacombe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Challacombe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
    • Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
  • Medora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fidelity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fidelity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
    • Fidelity is located in Jersey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fidelity <3>
  • Rockbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
    • Rockbridge is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <3>
  • Chesterfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
  • Piasa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hagaman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagaman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
    • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
  • Fayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Greene County
  • Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
  • Shipman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reader
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reader have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
    • Reader is located in Macoupin County
  • Kane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Kane is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <3>
  • Jerseyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Miles Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miles Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
    • Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
  • Plainview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <3>
  • Enos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
    • Enos is located in Macoupin County
  • Macoupin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macoupin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
    • Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
  • Comer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Comer is located in Macoupin County
  • Hettick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hettick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettick
    • Hettick is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hettick <3>
  • Delhi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delhi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Jersey County
  • Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wrights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
    • Wrights is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrights <3>
  • McClusky
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
    • McClusky is located in Jersey County
  • Carrollton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
  • Carlinville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Kemper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 24 Mar 2025