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 Commerce had a population of 440 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Commerce had a population of 66 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Thebes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Olive Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- New Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Cape Girardeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- McClure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blodgett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Cape Girardeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Diehlstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Mounds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dutchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ullin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <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 Commerce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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