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 Mason had a population of 425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mason had a population of 333 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mason, with the one closest to Mason listed first.
- Edgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hill is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- La Clede
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eberle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eberle is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Elliottstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elliottstown is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Funkhouser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riffle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
- Farina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bible Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Loogootee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Point is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Oskaloosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teutopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dieterich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shumway
(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 Mason, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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