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 in 1895, Nilwood had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nilwood had a population of 227 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nilwood, with the one closest to Nilwood listed first.
- McVey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McVey is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVey
- Girard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Atwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waggoner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carlinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Lowder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thomasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Modesto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Barnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Hettick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Enos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enos is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
- Shop Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Rohrer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
- Honey Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Raymond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reader
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reader is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Harvel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Divernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Nilwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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