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)
- Hassard is located in Ralls County
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- Huntington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Ralls County
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- West Ely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Ely is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ely
- Woodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Marion County
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- Monroe City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Hatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hatch is located in Ralls County
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- Barkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barkley is located in Marion County
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- Withers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Withers Mill is located in Marion County
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- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Marion County
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- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
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- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
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- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
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- Hannibal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Helton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Marion County
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- North River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North River is located in Marion County
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- Hunnewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Clapper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clapper is located in Monroe County
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- Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Marion County
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- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
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- Stoutsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
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- Shepherd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
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- East Hannibal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Hannibal is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hannibal
- Hester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hester is located in Marion County
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- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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. |
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