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 in 1895, Houck had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houck, with the one closest to Houck listed first.
- Tilsit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
- Crump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Allenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Dutchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Burfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Laflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leopold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Arbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
- Randles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Cape Girardeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Green Cox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Kurreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
- Caney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Marble Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lutesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Kelso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- New Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- East Cape Girardeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Leemon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
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 Houck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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