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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 Loogootee had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Saint James
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint James is located in Fayette County
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  • Wilberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wilberton is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
  • Saint Paul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Farina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • La Clede
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • La Clede is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
  • Avena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Avena is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
  • Saint Elmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brownstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lester is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Kinmundy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gilmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmore is located in Effingham County
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  • Edgewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Altamont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shobonier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mason
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mason is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
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  • Alma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Iola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Omega
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Omega is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Oskaloosa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Vandalia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dexter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter is located in Effingham County
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  • Patoka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Point is located in Effingham County
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  • Vera
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vera is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera

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 Loogootee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.