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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 Wood River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wood River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wood River listed first.

  • Wanda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Madison County
  • Bethalto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Madison County
  • Poag
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
    • Poag is located in Madison County
  • Moro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <3>
  • Upper Alton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
    • Upper Alton is located in Madison County
  • Alton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • Mitchell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Madison County
  • Edwardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fosterburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
    • Fosterburg is located in Madison County
  • North Alton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
    • North Alton is located in Madison County
  • Spanish Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
    • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Dorsey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Dorsey is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorsey <3>
  • Nameoki
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
    • Nameoki is located in Madison County
  • Stallings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
    • Stallings is located in Madison County
  • Godfrey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
    • Godfrey is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <3>
  • Carpenter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Madison County
  • Melville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Melville is located in Madison County
  • Fruit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Fruit is located in Madison County
  • Prairietown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairietown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
    • Prairietown is located in Madison County
  • Cross Keys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Baden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
    • Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ferguson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
  • Jennings
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
  • Newport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Madison County
  • Worden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

The official website for Wood River: www.woodriver.org/

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Wood River, 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.









 

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