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 Athens had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athens, with the one closest to Athens listed first.
- Croton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peaksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dumas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Revere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Argyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acasto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Donnellson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vincennes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bonaparte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Medill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kahoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clark City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Saint Francisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Crew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Crew is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crew
- Mount Hamill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bentonsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Mount Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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