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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 Rossington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rossington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rossington listed first.

  • Grahamville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grahamville is located in McCracken County
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  • Ragland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ragland is located in McCracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Joppa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Joppa is located in Massac County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
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  • Woodville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodville is located in McCracken County
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  • Metropolis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bandana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bandana is located in Ballard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
  • Hillerman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillerman is located in Massac County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
  • Round Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Knob is located in Massac County (IL)
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  • Hinkleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinkleville is located in Ballard County
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  • Grinnell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Grinnell is located in Massac County (IL)
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  • Boaz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Boaz is located in Massac County (IL)
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  • Massac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Massac is located in McCracken County
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  • Oscar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oscar is located in Ballard County
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  • New Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
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  • Slater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Slater is located in Ballard County
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  • Lovelaceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
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  • Paducah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • New Grand Chain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Grand Chain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Barlow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Belknap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belknap is located in Johnson County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belknap <2>
  • Big Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
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  • Samoth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Samoth is located in Massac County (IL)
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  • Melber
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Melber is located in Graves County
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  • Reevesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Olmsted
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Olmsted is located in Pulaski County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted <2>

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 Rossington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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