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 Saint Elmo had a population of 354 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Elmo had a population of 1,367 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Elmo, with the one closest to Saint Elmo listed first.
- Avena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Saint James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Brownstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Loogootee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Moccasin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Blue Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Wilberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Beecher City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- La Clede
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Farina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Holliday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Dressor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Vera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Cowden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Watson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Herrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shumway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Saint Elmo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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