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, Riverton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- New Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Trimble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Morea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morea is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Hutsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Heathsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Sullivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oaktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villas is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Birds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Busseron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Farnsworth ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Shelburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stoy is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <2>
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 Riverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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