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 Water Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Water Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Cobden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Makanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Lick Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alto Pass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boskydell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boskydell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elvira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elvira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Balcom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Balcom is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Buncombe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Dongola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Crainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fredonia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Mill Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Wetaug
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
- Murphysboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aldridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aldridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
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 Water Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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