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, Skelton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Skelton, with the one closest to Skelton listed first.
- Beason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestervale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestervale is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
- Lawndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midland City is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
- Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Hallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kenney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountjoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountjoy is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountjoy
- Broadwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lake Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rowell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- McLean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burton View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton View
- Armington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Latham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cornland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ospur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ospur is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ospur
- Wapella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Funks Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
- Emden
(16 miles [25.7 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 Skelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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