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)
- Tilden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lenzburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caspars
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Caspars is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Libory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Lively Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lively Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coulterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Johannisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johannisburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Venedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Lementon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Red Bud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swanwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swanwick is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwick
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hecker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Venedy Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Venedy Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
- New Memphis Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
- Freeburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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