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 Coles had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Coles, with the one closest to Coles listed first.
- Gays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Mattoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sexson Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Humboldt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loxa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loxa is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
- Trilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lerna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cushman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Neoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chesterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lovington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Findlay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Coles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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