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 Wheeler had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wheeler had a population of 146 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Lis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Dieterich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gila
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Elliottstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Bogota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Eberle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
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- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Teutopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hidalgo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Walla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Jewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Roslyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
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- Bible Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Effingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ingraham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Hord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hord is located in Clay County
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- Sigel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Funkhouser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
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 Wheeler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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