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 Royal Lakes in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Royal Lakes. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Royal Lakes listed first.
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Shipman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gillespie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Macoupin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- Miles Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Piasa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dorsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairietown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Medora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fosterburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Staunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Challacombe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Fidelity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hornsby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Comer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Comer is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Carlinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Enos is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
- Moro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Worden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kemper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kemper is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
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 Royal Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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