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 Newton had a population of 1,428 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newton had a population of 2,818 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newton, with the one closest to Newton listed first.
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bogota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sainte Marie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Wakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hidalgo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rafetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rafetown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
- Dieterich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oblong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Advance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Ingraham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Passport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Walla Walla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
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 Newton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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