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 Cotton Hill had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cotton Hill, with the one closest to Cotton Hill listed first.
- Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Glenarm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New City is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pawnee Junction is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
- Pawnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berry is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Curran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Curran is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Divernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Breckenridge is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Ridgely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ridgely is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Bradfordton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradfordton is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pasfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pasfield is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Bates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bates is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Loami
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zenobia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Spaulding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spaulding is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Farmingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmingdale is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barclay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Cotton Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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