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 Downs had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Downs had a population of 949 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downs, with the one closest to Downs listed first.
- Gillum
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
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- Brokaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
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- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Hendrix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hendrix is located in McLean County
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- Holder
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holder is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Heyworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Padua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Padua is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in McLean County
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- Merna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Normal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Solomon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Solomon is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in McLean County
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- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Twin Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
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- Covell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Covell is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covell
- Funks Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
- Wapella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yuton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
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- Sabina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Cooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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