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, Cretcher had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cretcher, with the one closest to Cretcher listed first.
- Herndon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Sweet Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Mount Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Tedieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marshall Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Houstonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wanamaker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wanamaker is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Malta Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stanhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Longwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Napton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dunksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Grand Pass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Fairville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Cretcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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