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 Lowder had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lowder, with the one closest to Lowder listed first.
- Virden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rohrer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell was located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Loami
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Modesto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nilwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Divernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pawnee Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pawnee Junction is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
- Bates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bates is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Glenarm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McVey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McVey is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVey
- Farmersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Curran is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Scottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berlin is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Pawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
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 Lowder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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