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 Saint Thomas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Saint Thomas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Purcell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Purcell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Beal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Saint Francisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Decker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Iona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Iona is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Vincennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Billett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Monroe City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Lawrenceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patoka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Bowman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Oatsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Pond Creek Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
- Wheatland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Bruceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lyles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lyles is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pinkstaff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
- Rumble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
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 Saint Thomas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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