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 New Athens had a population of 624 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Athens had a population of 1,865 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
- Lementon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenzburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Hecker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marissa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Libory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paderborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paderborn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paderborn
- Floraville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
- Wilderman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilderman is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderman
- Caspars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rentchler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rentchler is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johannisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Johannisburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
- Mascoutah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burksville Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stone Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Venedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ruma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lively Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lively Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
- New Memphis Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
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 New Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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