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 Mount Olive had a population of 1,986 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Olive had a population of 1,911 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Staunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walshville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gillespie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sorento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairietown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alhambra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Donnellson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Kaufman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kaufman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
- Old Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Shop Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Carpenter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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