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 in 1895, Melville had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melville, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
- North Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Godfrey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Elsah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Portage Des Sioux
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Black Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Delhi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McClusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Fosterburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florissant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethalto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miles Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Moro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Jerseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Dorsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Melville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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