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, Anson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Anson, with the one closest to Anson listed first.
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Acasto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Croton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peaksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Revere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonaparte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Medill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Primrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Kahoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prospect Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Grove
- Clark City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Vincennes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Donnellson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Granger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Saint Francisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Anson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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