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>
While we didn't find Arlington Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Arlington Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Arlington Heights listed first.
- Ridgely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bradfordton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bradfordton is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Cotton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Cantrall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Curran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curran is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- New City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New City is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Hart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Hart is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Farmingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Pasfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pasfield is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Fancy Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
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 Arlington Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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