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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, Allerton had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Allerton had a population of 263 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Allerton, with the one closest to Allerton listed first.

  • Broadlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Palermo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Archie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sidell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hildreth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hildreth is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
  • Newman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hume
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Homer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
  • Fairland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Hughes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hughes is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Murdock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Metcalf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Indianola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fairmount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidney is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
  • Melwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Melwood is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melwood
  • Mortimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mortimer is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
  • Villa Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Brocton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
  • Deers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deers is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
  • Philo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Philo is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <2>
  • Camargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Saint Joseph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Vermilion Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Muncie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fithian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ogden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ogden is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>

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 Allerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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