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 Hester had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hester, with the one closest to Hester listed first.
- Maywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
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- Naomi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Naomi is located in Marion County
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- Emerson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Marion County
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- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Benbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
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- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
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- Weber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
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- Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
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- North River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North River is located in Marion County
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- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Quincy is located in Marion County
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- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
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- Argola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
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- Sellers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
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- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Marion County
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- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Marion County
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- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
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- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
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- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barkley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barkley is located in Marion County
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- Emden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
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- West Ely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Ely is located in Marion County
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- Helton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Marion County
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- Marblehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Steffenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffenville
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 Hester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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