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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 Chenoa had a population of 1,226 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chenoa had a population of 1,717 people.

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

  • Weston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ocoya
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
  • Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gridley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Graymont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lodemia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
  • McDowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rooks Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
  • Fairbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pontiac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
  • Flanagan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Colfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rowe is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
  • Kappa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Towanda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fletcher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fletcher is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Anchor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cropsey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Swygert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cayuga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • El Paso
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Merna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rugby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rugby is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby

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 Chenoa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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