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 Keptown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Keptown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Keptown listed first.
- Dexter
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Funkhouser
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
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- Blue Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Altamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moccasin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Effingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shumway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beecher City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Elliottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Stewardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Mode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- La Clede
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
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- Sigel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Eberle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Fancher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
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 Keptown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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