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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, Sato had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sato, with the one closest to Sato listed first.

  • Ava
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ava is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <2>
  • Oraville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grubbs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
  • Vergennes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Campbell Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Denmark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Denmark is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Pyatts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pyatts is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
  • Grange Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grange Hall is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
  • Harrison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrison is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Conant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Conant is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
  • Elkville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
  • Degognia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Degognia is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
  • Sand Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Murphysboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Denny
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Denny is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
  • Cutler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • De Soto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Du Quoin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
  • Pinckneyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kampenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kampenville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
  • Percy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Johns is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Sunfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunfield is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
  • Steeleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Sato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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