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 Bement had a population of 1,129 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bement had a population of 1,661 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bement, with the one closest to Bement listed first.
- Milmine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Ivesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lintner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Burrowsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- White Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sadorus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Ullrich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
- Argenta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Casner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- De Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lovington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Ficklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Bement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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