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 Anchor had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Anchor had a population of 137 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Cropsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arrowsmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Strawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Risk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
- Gibson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harpster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Fairbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fletcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Proctor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Padua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Padua is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Merna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Foosland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elliott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chenoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holder is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Sabina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Laurette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lodemia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lodemia is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
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 Anchor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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