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 in 1895, Bruce had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bruce, with the one closest to Bruce listed first.
- Allenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Findlay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middlesworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Sexson Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Dunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Todds Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Todds Point is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Cooks Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Mattoon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Shelbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Lovington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Herborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
- Kingman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Trowbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Neoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yantisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
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 Bruce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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