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 Matherville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Matherville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Gilchrist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilchrist is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Preemption
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cable
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cable is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Reynolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Griffin is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Swedona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swedona is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- Taylor Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Windsor is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marston is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Sunbeam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbeam is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edgington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Alexis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andalusia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Joy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Joy is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <2>
- Seaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Matherville, 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. |