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 Altenburg had a population of 183 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Altenburg had a population of 335 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Wittenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Grand Tower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brazeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Seventysix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Old Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
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- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Aldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aldridge is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neelys Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Sand Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Grand Eddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Eddy is located in Perry County
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- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Arnsberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
- Leemon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
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- Crosstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Friedheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Oriole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Point Rest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Biehle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
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 Altenburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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