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 Akron had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Akron, with the one closest to Akron listed first.
- West Hallock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Edelstein
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawn Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
- Princeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Spring Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chillicothe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Monica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monica is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Orange Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kramm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kramm is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramm
- Pottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- North Peoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sparland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laura
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Akron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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