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 Breckenridge had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Breckenridge, with the one closest to Breckenridge listed first.
- Berry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Edinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
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- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
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- Sharpsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
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- Grove City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
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- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Pawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenarm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Pawnee Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
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- Zenobia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
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- Barclay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
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- Taylorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
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- Willeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willeys is located in Christian County
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- Ridgely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
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- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Breckenridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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