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 Sandusky had a population of 143 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
- Hodges Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Elco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mounds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Ullin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- America
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- America is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olmsted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wetaug
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
- Thebes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- McClure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Cape Girardeau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oscar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oscar is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Grand Chain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Grand Chain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Balcom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Balcom is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
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 Sandusky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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