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 La Rue in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of La Rue. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Aldridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Aldridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Neelys Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Lovejoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Grand Tower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Alto Pass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oriole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Wittenberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Egypt Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Mountain Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Altenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cobden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shawneetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Brazeau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Makanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Seventysix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Old Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
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 La Rue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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