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 Whitecorn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whitecorn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whitecorn listed first.
- Black Walnut
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Portage Des Sioux
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elsah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Melville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florissant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Elm Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- North Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Godfrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Newbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Bridgeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
- Deer Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Otterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Gardnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Ferguson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Spanish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- McClusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Pattonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
- Kinloch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Upper Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Delhi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Golden Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Whitecorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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