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 Dover in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dover. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dover listed first.
- Weber
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naomi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naomi is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Hester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Tolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Benjamin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benjamin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Benbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- West Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Quincy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Argola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- North River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North River is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Ursa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Derrahs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Derrahs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Marcelline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
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 Dover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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