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 Prairietown had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prairietown, with the one closest to Prairietown listed first.
- Worden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Moro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethalto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fosterburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Fruit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kaufman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kaufman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
- Wanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Alhambra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillespie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piasa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Prairietown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |