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 Old Marissa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Marissa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Marissa listed first.
- Marissa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
- Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <2>
- Tilden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Tilden is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <2>
- Lenzburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenzburg
- Lenzburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenzburg <2>
- Caspars
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
- Saint Libory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Libory
- Saint Libory is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Libory <2>
- New Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Lively Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lively Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
- Lively Grove is located in Washington County
- Coulterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Coulterville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <2>
- Stone Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Johannisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johannisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
- Johannisburg is located in Washington County
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Venedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Lementon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Red Bud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Red Bud is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <2>
- Swanwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
- Hecker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
- Hecker is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <2>
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Venedy Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
- Venedy Station is located in Washington County
- New Memphis Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
- New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
- Freeburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Old Marissa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |