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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 Penrose in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penrose. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penrose listed first.

  • Jennings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jennings is also located in Saint Louis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
  • Baden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Baden is located in Saint Louis City
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  • Hillsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hillsdale is also located in Saint Louis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Venice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Venice is located in Madison County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,852 people
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  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
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  • Normandy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Normandy is also located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Wellston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wellston is also located in Saint Louis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Cheltenham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
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  • Gratiot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gratiot is located in Saint Louis City
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  • Tower Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
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  • Saint Louis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Madison is located in Madison County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,735 people
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  • Woodstock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodstock is also located in Saint Louis County
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  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton is also located in Saint Louis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
  • Benton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton is located in Saint Louis City
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  • Clifton Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton Heights is located in Saint Louis City
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  • Ferguson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferguson is also located in Saint Louis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
  • Ellendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
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  • East Saint Louis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinloch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinloch is also located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
  • Brentwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brentwood is also located in Saint Louis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
  • Cahokia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <2>
  • Nameoki
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
  • Spanish Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Spanish Lake is also located in Saint Louis County
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  • Olivette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Olivette is also located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivette <2>

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 Penrose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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