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 Ashland had a population of 1,045 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ashland had a population of 1,169 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Prentice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jordanville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordanville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Tallula
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Loyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Burlingame
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hill Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Literberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Little Indian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Indian is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Indian
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farmingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Virginia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pasfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atterberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atterberry is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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