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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 Macoupin had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Plainview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Comer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Comer is also located in Macoupin County
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  • Enos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Enos is also located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
  • Carlinville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chesterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reader
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Reader is also located in Macoupin County
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  • Shipman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shipman is also located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
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  • Challacombe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Challacombe is also located in Macoupin County
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  • Dorchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorchester is also located in Macoupin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Gillespie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hagaman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagaman is also located in Macoupin County
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  • Medora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Medora is also located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
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  • Hettick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hettick is also located in Macoupin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
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  • Anderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson is also located in Macoupin County
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  • Fidelity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Piasa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunker Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hornsby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hornsby is also located in Macoupin County
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  • Kemper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kemper is located in Jersey County
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  • Miles Station
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Miles Station is also located in Macoupin County
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  • Fayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette is located in Greene County
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  • Rockbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Barnett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Barnett is located in Montgomery County
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  • Atwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brighton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton is also located in Macoupin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
  • Mount Olive
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nilwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nilwood is also located in Macoupin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nilwood <2>
  • Palmyra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Palmyra is also located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
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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 Macoupin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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