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 in 1895, Birkbeck had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Birkbeck, with the one closest to Birkbeck listed first.
- Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- De Witt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Solomon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Solomon is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Wapella
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ospur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ospur is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ospur
- Weldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maroa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heyworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kenney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Farmer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Argenta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Emery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Waynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Midland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Weedman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
- Downs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Birkbeck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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