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 Murphysboro had a population of 3,880 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Murphysboro had a population of 7,384 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Murphysboro, with the one closest to Murphysboro listed first.
- Harrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Grange Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grange Hall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Sand Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oraville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vergennes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boskydell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boskydell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell
- Fredonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Sato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sato is located in Jackson County
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- Elkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
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- Wittenberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Grand Tower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Makanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alto Pass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Seventysix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Crainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Altenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aldridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aldridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Mountain Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
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- Cobden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Murphysboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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