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, Mattoon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mattoon, with the one closest to Mattoon listed first.
- Repton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Repton is located in Crittenden County
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- Nunn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nunn is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Blackford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Piney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
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- Caseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Cave-In-Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Levias
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Levias is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levias
- Enon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Lamb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Sturgis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
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- Dekoven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
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- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Irma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Irma is located in Crittenden County
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- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rufus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Hearin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
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- Peters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Frances
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frances is located in Crittenden County
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- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
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 Mattoon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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