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 Livingston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Livingston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
- Staunton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Worden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alhambra
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kaufman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kaufman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carpenter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Prairietown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Fruit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Grantfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Sorento
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walshville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Gillespie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Bunker Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dorsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Moro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Bethalto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Livingston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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