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 West Ely had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Ely, with the one closest to West Ely listed first.
- Ely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Huntington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Ralls County
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- Rensselaer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Barkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barkley is located in Marion County
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- Withers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Withers Mill is located in Marion County
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- Hassard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hassard is located in Ralls County
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- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hatch is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Monroe City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hannibal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North River is located in Marion County
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- Shepherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- East Hannibal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Hannibal is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hannibal
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aladdin is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Philadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
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- Indian Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Marblehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Hester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fall Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 West Ely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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