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) - Nunn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Blackford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Piney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Caseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Crittenden County
- Cave-In-Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- 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) - Levias
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Enon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lamb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Sturgis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Sturgis is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
- Creswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Dekoven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
- Tolu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Irma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <3>
- Rufus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Hearin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Peters Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Frances
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence <3>
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
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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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |