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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 Wydown Skinker in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wydown Skinker. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wydown Skinker listed first.
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Benton is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Gratiot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gratiot is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Cheltenham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Heights is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Heights
- Tower Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wellston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Hillsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Rock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Groves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Olivette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jennings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Affton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carondelet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kinloch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
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 Wydown Skinker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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