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 Dickerson had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dickerson, with the one closest to Dickerson listed first.
- Foosland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Osman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Proctor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Laurette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Dewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kumler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weedman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
- Mahomet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tomlinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Saybrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Gibson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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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- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Farmer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rising
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Elliott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sabina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Galesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Thomasboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leverett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Rantoul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Guthrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Arrowsmith
(14 miles [22.5 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 Dickerson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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