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 Block in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Block. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Block listed first.
- Sidney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Philo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Deers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Broadlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Allerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tolono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pesotum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Savoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Murdock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hayes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- West Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Ridge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Camargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sadorus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Archie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Block, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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