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 Bloomington had a population of 20,484 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bloomington had a population of 77,132 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hendrix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hendrix is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Twin Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Brokaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Barnes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnes is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Yuton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Covell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Covell is located in McLean County
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- Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in McLean County
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- Downs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Towanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Merna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Funks Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
- Holder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holder is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Carlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
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- Heyworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Stanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Padua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Padua is located in McLean County
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- Kappa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McLean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Congerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bloomington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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