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 Piasa had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Piasa, with the one closest to Piasa listed first.
- Miles Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fidelity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Medora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shipman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kemper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kemper is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Challacombe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jerseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McClusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macoupin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- East Newbern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- North Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Reader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reader is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Hagaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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