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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 Ely had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hassard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hassard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassard
    • Hassard is located in Ralls County
  • Huntington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Ralls County
  • West Ely
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ely
    • West Ely is located in Marion County
  • Woodland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Marion County
  • Monroe City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rensselaer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Hatch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
    • Hatch is located in Ralls County
  • Barkley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley
    • Barkley is located in Marion County
  • Withers Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Withers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Mill
    • Withers Mill is located in Marion County
  • Warren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Marion County
  • Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Philadelphia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
  • Oakwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Marion County
  • Hannibal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Helton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
    • Helton is located in Marion County
  • North River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • North River is located in Marion County
  • Hunnewell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunnewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Clapper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clapper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
    • Clapper is located in Monroe County
  • Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Emerson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Marion County
  • New London
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Emden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
    • Emden is located in Shelby County
  • Stoutsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenlawn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
    • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
  • Shepherd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepherd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
  • East Hannibal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hannibal
    • East Hannibal is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Hester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
    • Hester is located in Marion County
  • Kendall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Shelby County

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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 Ely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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