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 Poor Farm in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poor Farm. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poor Farm listed first.
- Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Hamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Blodgett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thebes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Caney Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Olive Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Diehlstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Dutchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Bertrand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- East Cape Girardeau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Randles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Perkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Cape Girardeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sikeston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- McClure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Arbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
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 Poor Farm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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