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 Raleigh had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Raleigh, with the one closest to Raleigh listed first.
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Blackburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Union County
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- Grove Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grove Center is located in Union County
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- Harding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Union County
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- Henshaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henshaw is located in Union County
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- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Shawneetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morganfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Dekoven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Vincent is located in Union County
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- Caseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caseyville is located in Union County
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- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sturgis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lamb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cullen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hovey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
- Cottonwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
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 Raleigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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