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 Palmyra had a population of 2,515 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Palmyra had a population of 3,578 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- North River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- North River is located in Marion County
- Woodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Barkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Withers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Withers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Mill
- Withers Mill is located in Marion County
- Helton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helton
- From Palmyra to Helton
- West Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rensselaer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Hannibal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Hannibal is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hannibal
- From Palmyra to Hannibal
- Marblehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marblehead
- From Palmyra to Marblehead
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Taylor
- From Palmyra to Taylor
- Ely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Hester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Ralls County
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakwood
- From Palmyra to Oakwood
- Shepherd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepherd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shepherd
- From Palmyra to Shepherd
- East Hannibal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hannibal
- East Hannibal is located in Pike County (IL)
- West Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- West Quincy is located in Marion County
- Maywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maywood
- From Palmyra to Maywood
- Aladdin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Fall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fall Creek
- From Palmyra to Fall Creek
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quincy
- From Palmyra to Quincy
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Hassard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Naomi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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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 Palmyra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |