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>
While we didn't find Centerville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Centerville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rohrer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Modesto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Lowder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Athensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athensville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athensville
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murrayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Loami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hettick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Virden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bates is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Nilwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 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 Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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