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

  • Shelburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
    • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <3>
  • Fairbanks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
  • Prairie Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
  • Jackson Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
    • Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Farmersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Graysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sullivan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vigo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vigo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
    • Vigo is located in Vigo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vigo
    • From Scott City to Vigo
  • Hymera
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
    • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Farnsworth ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
    • Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County
  • Hutton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
    • Hutton is located in Vigo County
  • Pimento
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • York
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Merom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • New Lebanon is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lebanon <3>
  • Darwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
    • Darwin is located in Clark County (IL)
  • West Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Hutsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
    • Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County (IL)
  • West York
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
    • West York is located in Crawford County (IL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <3>
  • Paxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Paxton is located in Sullivan County
  • Cass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
    • Cass is located in Sullivan County
  • Lewis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairieton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
    • Prairieton is located in Vigo County
  • Youngstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Snyder
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snyder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
    • Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Snyder
    • From Scott City to Snyder

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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 Scott City, 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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