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 Ragtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ragtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ragtown listed first.
- Colchester
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tennessee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Grove is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Fandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fandon is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fandon
- Macomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Blandinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Sciota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fountain Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Saint Mary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Good Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- La Harpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- La Crosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Industry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
- Bardolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scottsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Doddsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doddsville is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Disco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
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 Ragtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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