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 Decatur had a population of 16,841 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Decatur had a population of 70,007 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- Turpin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sangamon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bearsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyckles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Forsyth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oreana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hervey City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Emery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Warrensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Argenta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Dalton City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maroa
(12 miles [19.3 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 Decatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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