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) - Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
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- America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hodges Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <3>
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <3>
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Olmsted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
- Olmsted is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted <3>
- Ullin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullin
- Ullin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ullin <3>
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <3>
- Oscar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <3>
- Elco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Elco is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elco <3>
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain
- Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chain <3>
- New Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Wetaug
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Birds Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Point
- Birds Point is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Former names for Birds Point:
- Birdsville
- Greenville
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Dongola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Dongola is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <3>
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Scott County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
- Wickliffe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Wickliffe is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <3>
- Slater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Thebes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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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 Villa Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |