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 in 1895, Point Rest had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Point Rest, with the one closest to Point Rest listed first.
- Rockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crosstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Grand Eddy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grand Eddy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
- Belgique
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belgique is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
- Degognia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Sereno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Seventysix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claryville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
- Shiloh Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Welge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Menard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lithium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brewer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brewer is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Brazeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Campbell Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <2>
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- New Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Steeleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Saint Mary
(13 miles [20.9 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 Point Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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