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 in 1895, Saint James had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Saint James, with the one closest to Saint James listed first.
- Loogootee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Brownstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Farina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Clede
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Kinmundy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Blue Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shobonier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moccasin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Watson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Vera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beecher City
(16 miles [25.7 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
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 James, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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