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>
While we didn't find Wamac in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wamac. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wamac listed first.
- Centralia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Centralia is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <2>
- Central City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Hill <2>
- Hoffman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Hoffman is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman <2>
- Shattuc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shattuc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuc
- Shattuc is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shattuc <2>
- Sandoval
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
- Sandoval is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <2>
- Hoyleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyleton
- Hoyleton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyleton <2>
- Odin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Odin is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <2>
- Richview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richview
- Richview is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richview <2>
- Boyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Huey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
- Huey is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <2>
- Fairman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Posey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Ashley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ashley is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>
- Dix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
- Dix is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <2>
- New Minden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Roaches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Boulder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Tonti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Drivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Idlewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Foxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Carlyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- Carlyle is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <2>
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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 Wamac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |