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

  • Glenburn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Missionfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oakwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Muncie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Catlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
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  • Snider
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Snider is located in Vermilion County
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  • Fithian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
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  • Vandercook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
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  • Fairmount
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Higginsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
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  • Danville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Westville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Newell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Newell is located in Vermilion County
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  • Grape Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
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  • Newell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Vernal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vernal is located in Vermilion County
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  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope is located in Vermilion County
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  • Ogden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ogden is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
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  • Bismarck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Potomac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Homer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rileysburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • State Line
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rayville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rayville is located in Vermilion County
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  • Henning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Belgium Row, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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