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 Sharpsburg had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willeys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willeys is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
- Grove City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Breckenridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Clarksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bolivia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Velma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- New City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Zenobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Owaneco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Glenarm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pawnee Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
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 Sharpsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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