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 Wilson had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Gibbs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brashear
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- La Plata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sue City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Hurdland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Love Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nickellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nickellton is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickellton
- Novelty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Box
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Box
- Adair ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adair is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hedge City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Redman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sperry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Leonard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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