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, Grand Rivers had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grand Rivers had a population of 362 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grand Rivers, with the one closest to Grand Rivers listed first.
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Iuka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Livingston County
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- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Marshall County
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- Carmack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
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- Kuttawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
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- Palma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palma is located in Marshall County
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- Briensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briensburg is located in Marshall County
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- Scale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
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- Fairdealing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
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- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dycusburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Little Cypress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
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- Sharpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
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- Iola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Marshall County
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- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
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- Confederate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
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- Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Marshall County
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- Vicksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vicksburg is located in Livingston County
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- Smithland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elva is located in Marshall County
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- Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
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- Dulaney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
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- Hamletsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
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 Grand Rivers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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