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, Dawson had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dawson had a population of 478 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barclay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Hart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Spaulding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Cornland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Bolivia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Ridgely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Breckenridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Lake Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Illiopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Cantrall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Grove City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Woodside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Cotton Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bradfordton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
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 Dawson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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