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 Elba had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
- Kilmer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kilmer is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmer
- Macksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Harriettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Whipple
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Rado ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rado is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rado
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rainbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rainbow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Keith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Coal Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coal Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Equity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Equity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equity
- Alden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stanleyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Heslop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heslop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heslop
- Sycamore Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
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 Elba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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