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 Broadwell had a population of 231 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Broadwell had a population of 135 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Broadwell, with the one closest to Broadwell listed first.
- Elkhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestervale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chestervale is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
- Burton View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burton View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton View
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fancy Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Williamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Buffalo Hart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- New Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skelton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Hartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barclay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Chestnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cantrall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Greenview
(15 miles [24.1 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 Broadwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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