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 Clear Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Clear Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Riverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Ridgely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Cotton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Berry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Hart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Williamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- New City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Breckenridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Cantrall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Bolivia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Cornland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Farmingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
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 Clear Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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