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 Divernon had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Divernon had a population of 1,096 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Divernon, with the one closest to Divernon listed first.
- Pawnee Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
- Pawnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenarm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thomasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Virden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zenobia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Cotton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Girard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waggoner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Loami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McVey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McVey is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVey
- Curran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nilwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Berry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harvel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Divernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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