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 Arrowsmith had a population of 420 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Arrowsmith had a population of 275 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Arrowsmith, with the one closest to Arrowsmith listed first.
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Padua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Padua is also located in McLean County
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- Sabina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sabina is also located in McLean County
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- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Le Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurette is also located in McLean County
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- Anchor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is also located in McLean County
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- Holder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holder is also located in McLean County
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- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Empire is also located in McLean County
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- Kumler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kumler is also located in McLean County
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- Harpster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
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- Weedman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
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- Merna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foosland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
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- Osman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Osman is also located in McLean County
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- Gibson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
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- Garber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Ford County
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- Cropsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gillum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gillum is also located in McLean County
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- Downs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Farmer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
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- Dickerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
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- Barnes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barnes is also located in McLean County
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- Brokaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brokaw is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
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 Arrowsmith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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