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 Carterville had a population of 2,884 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Carterville had a population of 1,965 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Carterville, with the one closest to Carterville listed first.
- Webb City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prosperity
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oronogo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- East Joplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- West Joplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Carl Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thoms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saginaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Fidelity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Knights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Empire City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Tipton Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Diamond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parshley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Carterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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