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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 Valier Patch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Valier Patch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Valier Patch listed first.

  • Christopher
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Buckner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Buckner is also located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
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  • Mulkeytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Benton is also located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
  • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fitzgerrell was located in Jefferson County
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  • Plumfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Plumfield is also located in Franklin County
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  • Ewing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewing is also located in Franklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <2>
  • Du Quoin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
  • Frankfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankfort is also located in Franklin County
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  • Smothersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Smothersville is also located in Franklin County
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  • Sunfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunfield is located in Perry County
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  • Saint Johns
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Johns is located in Perry County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Tamaroa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Parrish
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parrish is also located in Franklin County
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  • Spring Garden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
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  • Taylor Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor Hill is also located in Franklin County
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  • Blairsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Blairsville is located in Williamson County
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  • Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitt's Hill was located in Franklin County
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  • Akin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Denny
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Denny is located in Perry County
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  • Thompsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grubbs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
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  • Vergennes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia was located in Williamson County
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  • Carterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Pyatts
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pyatts is located in Perry County
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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 Valier Patch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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