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>
New Wells itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Shawneetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Pocahontas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Altenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Brazeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Neelys Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Aldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aldridge is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Grand Tower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County
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- Arnsberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
- Daisy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
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- Oriole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Friedheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seventysix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Longtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Kurreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
- Millersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Biehle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Egypt Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 New Wells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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