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, Rail had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rail, with the one closest to Rail listed first.
- Antler ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antler is located in Wright County
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- Astoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
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- Fowler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Texas County
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- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Texas County
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- Huggins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
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- Manes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manes is located in Wright County
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- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
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- Hawley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hawley is located in Wright County
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- Gravel Point ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Point is located in Texas County
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- Saint George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
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- Bado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bado is located in Texas County
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- Dykes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Texas County
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- Fuson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fuson is located in Wright County
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- Hartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plum Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plum Valley is located in Texas County
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- Roubidoux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roubidoux is located in Texas County
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- Turley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turley is located in Texas County
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- Lundy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lundy is located in Texas County
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- Boyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boyer is located in Wright County
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- Competition
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
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- Plato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Success
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cabool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
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 Rail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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