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 Charleston had a population of 4,135 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Charleston had a population of 20,034 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Charleston, with the one closest to Charleston listed first.
- Loxa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lerna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lerna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerna
- Lerna is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
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- Diona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Hutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Bushton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Janesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <3>
- Ashmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
- Ashmore is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <3>
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
- Rardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Mattoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Mattoon is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <3>
- Trilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trilla
- Trilla is located in Coles County
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- Bradbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Union Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Humboldt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <3>
- Timothy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <3>
- Paradise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Filson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Kemp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
- Hindsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsboro
- Hindsboro is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindsboro <3>
- Cooks Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Charleston: www.charlestonillinois.org/
The official website for Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Charleston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |