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 La Plata had a population of 1,169 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Plata had a population of 1,303 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from La Plata, with the one closest to La Plata listed first.
- Love Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Millard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sue City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brashear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nickellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nickellton is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickellton
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Kirksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lindersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lindersville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindersville
- Seney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Lyda ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lyda is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyda
- Redman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Hurdland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Novelty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goldsberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Box
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Box
- Kenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nind ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 La Plata, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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