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>
While we didn't find Decatur in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Decatur. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- East Cape Girardeau
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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
- Cape Girardeau
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McClure
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thebes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dutchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Egypt Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- New Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Leemon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Olive Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Tilsit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
- Houck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
- Allenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Elco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Neelys Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Pocahontas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
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 Decatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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