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 Wakefield had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Passport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ingraham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bogota
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sailor Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Noble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bible Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Clay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rafetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rafetown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
- Sainte Marie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eberle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gallagher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elliottstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Hord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Wynoose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dieterich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
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 Wakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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