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 Vandalia had a population of 2,144 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Vandalia had a population of 6,662 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vandalia, with the one closest to Vandalia listed first.
- Vera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Hagarstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shobonier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brownstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Bayle City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Avena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Wilberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Bingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Pleasant Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Saint James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dressor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loogootee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hookdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Patoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Vandalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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