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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>

While we didn't find Roxana in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roxana. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.

  • Wanda
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Madison County
  • Poag
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
    • Poag is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Poag
    • From Roxana to Poag
  • Brooks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brooks
    • From Roxana to Brooks
  • Bethalto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Moro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <4>
  • Edwardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Upper Alton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
    • Upper Alton is located in Madison County
  • Alton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nameoki
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stallings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
    • Stallings is located in Madison County
  • Fosterburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
    • Fosterburg is located in Madison County
  • North Alton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
    • North Alton is located in Madison County
  • Spanish Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
    • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Carpenter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Madison County
  • Dorsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fruit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Prairietown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairietown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
    • Prairietown is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Prairietown
    • From Roxana to Prairietown
  • Godfrey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
    • Godfrey is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <4>
  • Melville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Keys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Baden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Collinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Roxana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Roxana, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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