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>
While we didn't find Sefton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sefton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sefton listed first.
- Avena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Brownstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Dressor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Ramsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moccasin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Bayle City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Loogootee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beecher City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Holliday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Wilberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Blue Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Cowden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hagarstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Bingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shobonier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Oconee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
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 Sefton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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