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>
Pekin itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Pekin had a population of 2,114 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
- Buffalo Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Boma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
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- Nameless
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Silver Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Smith County
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- Stonewall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
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- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in Putnam County
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- Gordonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
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- Temperance Hall
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Burton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
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- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
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- Flynns Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
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- Donoho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donoho is located in Smith County
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- Gladdice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
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- Ditty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
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- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Sykes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sykes is located in Smith County
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- Kempville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kempville is located in Smith County
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- Rough Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
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 Pekin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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