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 Curlew in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Curlew. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Curlew listed first.
- Dekoven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
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- Lamb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
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- Caseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Henshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Sturgis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grove Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
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- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Crittenden County
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- Harding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harding is located in Union County
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- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Union County
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- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Union County
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- Cave-In-Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Sullivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
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- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Peters Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Raleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
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- Sparks Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County (IL)
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- Cullen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cullen is located in Union County
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- Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mattoon is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Nunn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nunn is located in Crittenden County
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- Blackford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
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- Morganfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leamington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
- Tolu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
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- Repton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Repton is located in Crittenden County
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- Hearin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Union County
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- Karbers Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Curlew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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