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 Broadlands had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Broadlands had a population of 332 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- Allerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Newman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Archie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Villa Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Hildreth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hildreth is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
- Sidell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hughes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Philo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Melwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melwood is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melwood
- Metcalf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Hugo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Brocton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mortimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mortimer is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Pesotum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Broadlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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