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 Decatur had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Decatur had a population of 1,733 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lucern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garlandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piketown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Dixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hays
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- High Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hookston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Tucker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Penantly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap
(19 miles [30.6 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 Decatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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