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 Neilson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Neilson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Neilson listed first.
- Goreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- New Dennison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Dennison is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Tunnel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Crainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Elvira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elvira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Buncombe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandburn is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburn
- New Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crab Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Carterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Makanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Attila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Boskydell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boskydell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 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 Neilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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