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, Dillsburg had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dillsburg, with the one closest to Dillsburg listed first.
- Gifford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rantoul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flatville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flatville is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Tomlinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tomlinson is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Sellers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sellers is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
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- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leverett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leverett is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Clarence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarence is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Grass was located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Loda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mayview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mayview is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rankin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fisher is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <2>
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
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 Dillsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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