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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 in 1895, Clarence had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rankin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Loda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loda is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <2>
  • Paxton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • East Lynn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cissna Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ludlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gifford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Blue Grass ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Claytonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Penfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickman is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Goodwine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rantoul
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Potomac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Del Rey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
  • Woodworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
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  • Roberts
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Prospect
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Flatville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Flatville is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
  • Rossville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hoopeston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Thawville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Schwer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Schwer is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
  • Melvin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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