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 in 1895, Lancaster had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Buffalo Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Temperance Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Hickman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
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- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
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- Chestnut Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
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- Gordonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Sykes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sykes is located in Smith County
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- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Smith County
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- Silver Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Dowelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
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- New Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Middleton is located in Smith County
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- Brush Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nameless
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Haleville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haleville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleville
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
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- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
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- Donoho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Donoho is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donoho
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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