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 Dewey had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Tomlinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rantoul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thomasboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Proctor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Foosland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leverett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Ludlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahomet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harpster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Osman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Rising
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Gibson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
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- Flatville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Champaign County
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- Gifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
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 Dewey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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