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 Nelson had a population of 383 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nelson had a population of 185 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Ridge Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Napton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hardeman is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeman
- Postal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Lamine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marshall Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Wanamaker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wanamaker is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Longwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orearville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orearville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orearville
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Tedieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Billingsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsville is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Bellair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Speed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Estill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Estill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
- Cretcher
(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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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