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 Plainview had a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Shipman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macoupin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- Piasa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Station is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Bunker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Challacombe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Challacombe is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Medora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gillespie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Comer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Comer is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Enos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Enos is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
- Fidelity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reader
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reader is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Carlinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kemper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kemper is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Dorsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hettick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fosterburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Prairietown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Hornsby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hornsby is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Rockbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Fayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
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 Plainview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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