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 Piasa Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Piasa Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Piasa Hills listed first.
- Melville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Godfrey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Portage Des Sioux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Newbern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Elsah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Upper Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Delhi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- McClusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Black Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fosterburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Otterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Florissant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Spanish Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Miles Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Jerseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethalto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Piasa
(13 miles [20.9 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 Piasa Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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