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 Lake Piasa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Piasa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Piasa listed first.
- Brighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Godfrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miles Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Melville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- North Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- East Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Upper Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Fosterburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Piasa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fidelity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jerseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elsah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Des Sioux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shipman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Medora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethalto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kemper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kemper is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
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 Lake Piasa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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