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 Andover had a population of 259 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Andover had a population of 565 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Osco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Ulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ulah is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swedona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swedona is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- Nekoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nekoma is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Warner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warner is located in Henry County
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- Sunny Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
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- New Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
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- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
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- Briar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
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- Bishop Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cable
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Geneseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green River is located in Henry County
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- Rio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Altona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Cliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Barstow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Galva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Preemption
(15 miles [24.1 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 Andover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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