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 West Aurora in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Aurora. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Aurora listed first.
- Aurora Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Eldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Pleasant Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Bagnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Tuscumbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Cape Galena ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Galena is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Galena
- Enon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- High Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Marys Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Gravois Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Excelsior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Purvis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Purvis is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
- Damsel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Versailles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brumley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Saint Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 West Aurora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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