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 Pottsville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pottsville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pottsville listed first.
- Ware
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Egypt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- McClure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Balcom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Balcom is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
- Mountain Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Elco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neelys Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Oriole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Alto Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Cape Girardeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Dongola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aldridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aldridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Wetaug
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
- Lovejoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Leemon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Cape Girardeau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ullin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thebes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Makanda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
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 Pottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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