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 in 1895, Preston had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Preston, with the one closest to Preston listed first.
- Evansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellis Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Palestine is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Blair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blair is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Ruma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ruma is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Modoc is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Red Bud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ames
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Bremen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenzburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sainte Genevieve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kaskaskia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kaskaskia is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Menard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Welge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Welge is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Prairie du Rocher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie du Rocher is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
- Claryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Claryville is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
- Percy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coulterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
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 Preston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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