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 Preemption had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Preemption, with the one closest to Preemption listed first.
- Cable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Reynolds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylor Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilchrist
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Swedona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swedona is located in Mercer County
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- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Milan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Sunny Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Edgington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Lynn Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andalusia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Warner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Rock Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Buffalo Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 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 Preemption, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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