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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 Beamington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Beamington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Beamington listed first.

  • New City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • New City is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
  • Cotton Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Glenarm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pawnee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Chatham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pawnee Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
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  • Rochester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Breckenridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Berry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Berry is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Divernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Zenobia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Zenobia is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
  • Edinburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Curran
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Curran is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Ridgely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
  • White Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Thomasville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Riverton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sharpsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Bolivia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bolivia is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
  • Spaulding
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Bradfordton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
  • Loami
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Beamington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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