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 in 1895, Beal had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Beal, with the one closest to Beal listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Billett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Purcell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Decker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iona is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Patton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vincennes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Friendsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patoka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lyles is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Pinkstaff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gards Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gards Point is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gards Point
- Oatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bowman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Bruceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Beal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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