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 Matthews Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Matthews Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Matthews Junction listed first.
- Grubbs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Vergennes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pyatts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Sato
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sato is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sato
- Oraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Denny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Denny is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Ava
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Du Quoin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Pinckneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grange Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Conant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Campbell Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Sunfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Cutler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murphysboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kampenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kampenville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
- Percy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Mulkeytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tamaroa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Matthews Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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