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 Sparta had a population of 1,979 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sparta had a population of 4,202 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
- Blair
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coulterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Steeleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Percy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kampenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kampenville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Marissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cutler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swanwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swanwick is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwick
- New Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Welge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Conant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Caspars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ellis Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenzburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lively Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lively Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
- Shiloh Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Sparta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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