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 Arcola had a population of 1,733 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Arcola had a population of 2,838 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- Galton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Galton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galton
- Filson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Humboldt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bourbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bourbon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Kemp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ficklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tuscola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hindsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Garrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- West Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Bushton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Rardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loxa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loxa is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
- Coles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
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 Arcola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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