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 Chapin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Chapin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Chapin listed first.
- Oakley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cerro Gordo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sangamon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Casner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Long Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- La Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milmine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oreana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argenta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lintner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Prairie Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
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- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hervey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Burrowsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Turpin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Ullrich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
- Voorhies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
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- Forsyth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dalton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bement
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
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 Chapin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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