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 Altona in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Altona. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Altona listed first.
- Calvert City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <2>
- Little Cypress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Gilbertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Sharpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Palma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palma
- Hamletsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Epperson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Epperson is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Elva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elva is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Grand Rivers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Vicksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vicksburg is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oaks is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Scale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Symsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Briensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Briensburg is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briensburg
- Birdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birdsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Pinckneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Dycusburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
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 Altona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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