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)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Yates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
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- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Steinmetz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
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- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
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- Randolph Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
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- Clifton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lewis Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
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- Higbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shannondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
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- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Saline County
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- Prairie Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
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- Renick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Thomas Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
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- Sebree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
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- Moberly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keytesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- New Frankfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Frankfort is located in Saline County
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- Gilliam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
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- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
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. |
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