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 Gem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gem listed first.
- Macksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Elba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Rado ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rado is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rado
- South Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Crooked Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
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- Kilmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kilmer is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmer
- Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in Noble County
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- Ashton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Harriettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
- Dudley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Champaign County
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- Warner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Washington County
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- Lower Salem
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Duvall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duvall is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Noble County
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- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Jerles ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerles
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Fredericksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
- Whipple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
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- Dalzell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Sycamore Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
- Rich Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich 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 Gem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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