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 Fort Henry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Henry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Henry listed first.
- Randolph Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
- Clifton Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Darksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
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- Prairie Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
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- Moberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hubbard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
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- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Kaseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke is located in Howard County
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- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- College Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- College Mound is located in Macon County
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- Higbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ardmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
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- Renick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Excello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chariton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chariton is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
- Bynumville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bynumville is located in Chariton County
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- Hamden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden is located in Chariton County
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- Shannondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Barryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barryville is located in Macon County
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- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Lagonda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lagonda is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
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 Fort Henry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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