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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 Pontiac in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pontiac. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
- Furman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Furman is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Birkner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birkner is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner
- Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- French Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Ogles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ogles is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogles
- Gartside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Wilderman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilderman is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderman
- Rentchler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rentchler is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler
- East Saint Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tillman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tillman is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Imbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millstadt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stallings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stallings is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
- Falling Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Smithton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Freeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Venice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cahokia
(11 miles [17.7 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 Pontiac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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