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 Galesburg had a population of 289 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Galesburg, with the one closest to Galesburg listed first.
- Killduff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reasnor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sully
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Otley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Siding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Pella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taintor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kellogg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Howell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Searsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Metz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Percy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Flagler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flagler is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Harvey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- New Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grinnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Galesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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