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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 Radford had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.

  • Moweaqua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Assumption
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Walker is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Dunkel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dunkel is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
  • Obed
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Obed is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
  • Yantisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Yantisville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
  • Blue Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Macon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stonington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Owaneco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Millersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Millersville is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Henton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Henton is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
  • Willeys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Willeys is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
  • Velma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Velma is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Pana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <2>
  • Tower Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Boody
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Todds Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Todds Point is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
  • Elwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Taylorville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rosamond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Findlay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dalton City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hervey City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
  • Turpin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Turpin is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin

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 Radford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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