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 Bobtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bobtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Oakford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Oakford is located in Menard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakford <2>
- Atterberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atterberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
- Atterberry is located in Menard County
- Kilbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Kilbourne is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <2>
- Newmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Chandlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
- Chandlerville is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <2>
- Hill Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Menard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
- Saidora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Tallula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Tallula is located in Menard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallula <2>
- Curtis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Kelsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Tice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
- Philadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Matanzas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Poplar City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poplar City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar City
- Poplar City is located in Mason County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar City <2>
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
- Loyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Greenview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Greenview is located in Menard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <2>
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
- Snicarte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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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 Bobtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |