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 Plainfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plainfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plainfield listed first.
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hidalgo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Yale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Gila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walla Walla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Lis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Hazel Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Willow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Greenup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Oak Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dieterich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bogota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Sainte Marie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Oblong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moonshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moonshine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine
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 Plainfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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