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 Elkhart had a population of 414 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elkhart had a population of 389 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkhart, with the one closest to Elkhart listed first.
- Broadwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Buffalo Hart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cornland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestervale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burton View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burton View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton View
- Barclay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Mount Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cantrall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Dawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Skelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skelton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Greenview
(14 miles [22.5 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 Elkhart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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