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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 Bodmann in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bodmann. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.

  • Voorhies
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
  • Bement
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Milmine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Burrowsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Lintner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lintner is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
  • Ivesdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Atwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cerro Gordo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • La Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garrett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garrett is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Monticello
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Ullrich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
  • Lovington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Williamsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Fairbanks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Cisco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Casner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Casner is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
  • Arthur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ficklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
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  • Sadorus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Prairie Hall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
  • Bourbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bourbon is located in Douglas County
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  • White Heath
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Argenta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sangamon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sangamon is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon

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 Bodmann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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