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 Smithboro had a population of 393 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Smithboro had a population of 163 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Smithboro, with the one closest to Smithboro listed first.
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hookdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Dudleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Stubblefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stubblefield is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
- Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Beaver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Tamalco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tamalco is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamalco
- Hagarstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyesport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Donnellson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Coffeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shobonier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Vandalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sorento
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Fillmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Smithboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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