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 Buffalo had a population of 338 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Buffalo had a population of 473 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo, with the one closest to Buffalo listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Buffalo Hart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barclay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Spaulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bolivia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Illiopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Breckenridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Williamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grove City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Elkhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Niantic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Fancy Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Broadwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
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 Buffalo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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