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 Ayers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ayers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ayers listed first.
- Reno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Donnellson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sorento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stubblefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stubblefield is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
- Smithboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Coffeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Walshville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hookdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Beaver Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Pittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pierron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tamalco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tamalco is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamalco
- Hagarstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alhambra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Bingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Ayers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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