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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, East Prairie had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, East Prairie had a population of 2,924 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.

  • Whiting
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Whiting is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
  • Samos
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Samos is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samos
  • Ogden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ogden is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Bertrand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Wolf Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
  • Henson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Henson is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
  • Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Charleston is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
  • La Forge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • La Forge is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
  • Crosno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Crosno is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosno
  • Diehlstadt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Ristine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ristine is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ristine
  • Sikeston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Belmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Belmont is located in Mississippi County
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  • Columbus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • New Madrid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Columbus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • South Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbus
  • Berkley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Berkley is located in Carlisle County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
  • Laketon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Laketon is located in Carlisle County (KY)
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  • Little River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Little River is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Blodgett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blodgett is located in Scott County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Morehouse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Hickman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <2>
  • Birds Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Birds Point is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Point
    • Former names for Birds Point:
    • Birdsville
    • Greenville
  • Oakton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakton is located in Hickman County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
  • Cairo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <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 East Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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