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, Velma had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Velma, with the one closest to Velma listed first.
- Owaneco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willeys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willeys is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunkel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunkel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
- Assumption
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ohlman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Radford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Pana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Moweaqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Zenobia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oconee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Henton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
- Obed
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Obed is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
- Breckenridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Mount Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 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 Velma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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