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 Ruma had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ruma had a population of 300 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
- Ames
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Evansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Bud
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairie du Rocher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Renault
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellis Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sainte Genevieve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hecker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burksville Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenzburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maeystown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marissa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wartburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chalfin Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paderborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paderborn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paderborn
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 Ruma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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