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 Fair Play had a population of 140 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fair Play had a population of 488 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fair Play, with the one closest to Fair Play listed first.
- Bearcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bearcreek is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearcreek
- Dunnegan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
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- Aldrich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Cane Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Hill is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Hill
- Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wishart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Arnica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arnica is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnica
- Humansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dadeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Corry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Graydon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seybert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seybert is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybert
- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slagle is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
- Buckley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buckley is located in Greene County
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- Burns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burns is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Walnut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunset is located in Polk County
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- Polk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Caplinger Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Arcola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Harold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harold is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Gresham ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham is located in Polk County
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- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Rookins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rookins is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookins
- Weaubleau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Collins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Fair Play, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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