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 Kelso had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Kelso had a population of 589 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- New Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Thebes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Cape Girardeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Cape Girardeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dutchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Caney Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Oran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- McClure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Olive Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Allenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Randles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Blodgett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Houck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
- Perkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilsit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
- Arbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Egypt Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
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 Kelso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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