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 Cooksville had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cooksville had a population of 179 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cooksville, with the one closest to Cooksville listed first.
- Fletcher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Padua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Padua is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holder is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Arrowsmith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Towanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barnes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barnes is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Brokaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw is also located in McLean County
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- Saybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chenoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gillum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sabina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sabina is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Cropsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Normal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hendrix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Empire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Empire is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Harpster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Gridley
(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 Cooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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