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 New Salem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Salem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Tice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tice is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
- Petersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Loyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Tallula
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Curtis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Atterberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atterberry is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Cantrall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweet Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Greenview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Oakford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Bradfordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Fancy Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Prentice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Pasfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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