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, Atlas had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Ambia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Broadway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Glory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Biardstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- High
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ben Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Givens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Noble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Sylvan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pattonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hinckley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maxey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Emberson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
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 Atlas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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