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 Villa Ridge had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Villa Ridge, with the one closest to Villa Ridge listed first.
- Mounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- America is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Hodges Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Olmsted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ullin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oscar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oscar is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Wetaug
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birds Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Birds Point is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Point
- Former names for Birds Point:
- Birdsville
- Greenville
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dongola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wickliffe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slater is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Thebes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
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 Villa Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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