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 Athens had a population of 944 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Athens had a population of 1,893 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athens, with the one closest to Athens listed first.
- Cantrall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tice is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Water
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Loyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Menard County
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- Fancy Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
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- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hill Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Bradfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Williamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Farmingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
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- Ridgely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Atterberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atterberry is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
- Pasfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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