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 Machens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Machens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
- Portage Des Sioux
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Elsah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Melville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Florissant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- North Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Godfrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
- Upper Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- McClusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Elm Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Ferguson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Otterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Spanish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Delhi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Deer Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Kinloch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Gardnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Pattonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
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 Machens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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