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 Poverty Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poverty Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poverty Ridge listed first.
- Seville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seville is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
- Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bernadotte ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bernadotte was located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
- Ipava
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blyton is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Adair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Table Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuba is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Babylon is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manley is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fiatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bardolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pennington Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
- Vermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Civer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Civer was located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civer
- Prairie City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Bybee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bybee is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Summum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summum is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sepo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sepo is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Scottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
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 Poverty Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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