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 Merom had a population of 412 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Merom had a population of 214 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merom, with the one closest to Merom listed first.
- Riverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Hutsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duncanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morea is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- West York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heathsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- New Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Shelburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- Farnsworth ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Jackson Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
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 Merom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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