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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>

While we didn't find Milne in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Milne. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Milne listed first.

  • Fancher
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fancher is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
  • Cowden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holliday
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holliday is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Mode
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mode is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
  • Beecher City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Lakewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Moccasin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
  • Stewardson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shelbyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shumway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Herborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Herborn is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
  • Herrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Blue Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Point is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
  • Strasburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlesworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
  • Kingman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kingman is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Tower Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dexter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Altamont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Funkhouser
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
  • Dressor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dressor is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
  • Henton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Henton is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
  • Trowbridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
  • Saint Elmo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Effingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sigel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Oconee
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Milne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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