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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>

While we didn't find Avoca in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Avoca. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.

  • Lodemia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
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  • McDowell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Weston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rugby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rugby is located in Livingston County
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  • Swygert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Saunemin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eylar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pontiac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
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  • Ocoya
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
  • Cayuga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Scovel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Scovel is located in Livingston County
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  • Rooks Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
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  • Chenoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Risk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Risk is located in Livingston County
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  • Charlotte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Griswold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
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  • Rowe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowe is located in Livingston County
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  • Strawn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chatsworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cropsey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Odell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cullom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Emington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Graymont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Avoca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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