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 La Center in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of La Center. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to La Center listed first.
- Hinkleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkleville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Barlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Slater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slater is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Oscar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Bandana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Ragland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Wickliffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Olmsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- America
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- America is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Lovelaceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Grahamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Chain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cunningham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- New Grand Chain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Bardwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Villa Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Massac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Metropolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 La Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |