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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 Rentchler had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Wilderman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderman
    • Wilderman is located in Saint Clair County
  • Freeburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mascoutah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <3>
  • Belleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Smithton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
    • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <3>
  • Lementon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lementon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
    • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Saint Clair County
  • New Baden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
    • New Baden is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <3>
  • Summerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Furman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
    • Furman is located in Saint Clair County
  • Birkner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birkner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner
    • Birkner is located in Saint Clair County
  • Gartside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gartside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
    • Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
  • New Memphis Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
    • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
  • New Memphis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis
    • New Memphis is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Memphis <3>
  • Ogles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogles
    • Ogles is located in Saint Clair County
  • Millstadt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstadt
    • Millstadt is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millstadt <3>
  • New Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
    • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Floraville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floraville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
    • Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Paderborn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paderborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paderborn
    • Paderborn is located in Saint Clair County
  • Saint Libory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Caseyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • French Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for French Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
    • French Village is located in Saint Clair County

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

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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 Rentchler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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