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 in 1895, Poag had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Poag, with the one closest to Poag listed first.
- Wanda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Brooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <3>
- Stallings
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Nameoki
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Bethalto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto
- Bethalto is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethalto <3>
- Moro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <3>
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
- Fruit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Upper Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Spanish Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Carpenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
- Baden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Madison County
- Venice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Venice is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <3>
- Caseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caseyville <3>
- East Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
- East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <3>
- Dorsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Dorsey is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorsey <3>
- North Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Fosterburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - French Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Marine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
- Marine is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <3>
- Prairietown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairietown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Poag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |