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 South River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South River listed first.
- North River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North River is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Marion County
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- Marblehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- West Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Quincy is located in Marion County
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- Barkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barkley is located in Marion County
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- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Withers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Withers Mill is located in Marion County
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- Hannibal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Hannibal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Hannibal is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hannibal
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Marion County
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- Shepherd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
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- West Ely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Ely is located in Marion County
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- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
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- Aladdin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Payson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hester is located in Marion County
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- Seehorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seehorn is located in Pike County (IL)
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- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Adams County (IL)
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- Maywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
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- Rensselaer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Ely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Marion County
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- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
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 South River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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