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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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galton
    • Galton is located in Douglas County
  • Filson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Filson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
    • Filson is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Filson
    • From Arcola to Filson
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
    • Bourbon is located in Douglas County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ficklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
    • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ficklin
    • From Arcola to Ficklin
  • Tuscola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Hugo is located in Douglas County
  • Garrett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Garrett is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • West Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
    • West Ridge is located in Douglas County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
  • Rardin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
    • Rardin is located in Coles County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rardin
    • From Arcola to Rardin
  • Loxa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
    • Loxa is located in Coles County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Murdock is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdock <4>
  • Villa Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Arcola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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