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 Roanoke had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Armstrong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Yates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
- Steinmetz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Randolph Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
- Clifton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lewis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Higbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Higbee is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higbee <4>
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Chariton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
- Shannondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Shannondale is located in Chariton County
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
- West Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Prairie Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Renick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Thomas Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomas Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Sebree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Moberly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Moberly is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moberly <4>
- Keytesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keytesville
- Keytesville is located in Chariton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keytesville <4>
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - New Frankfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- New Frankfort is located in Saline County
- Gilliam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
- Darksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 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 Roanoke, 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. |
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