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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 Chatham had a population of 482 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chatham had a population of 13,159 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chatham, with the one closest to Chatham listed first.

  • Cotton Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Hill is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Woodside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Glenarm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburn is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
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  • Pawnee Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pawnee Junction is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Curran
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Curran is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Divernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Divernon is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divernon <2>
  • Loami
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Loami is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <2>
  • Pawnee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pawnee is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
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  • New City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New City is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bates is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Bradfordton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bradfordton is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Rochester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pasfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pasfield is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Lowder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmingdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmingdale is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Ridgely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridgely is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Virden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Thomasville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
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  • Berry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Berry is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Berlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • New Berlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Maxwell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Maxwell was located in Sangamon County
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  • White Oak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
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  • Zenobia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Zenobia is located in Christian County
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  • Breckenridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Breckenridge is also located in Sangamon County
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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 Chatham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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