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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 Elliott had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elliott had a population of 269 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elliott, with the one closest to Elliott listed first.

  • Guthrie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Guthrie is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Gibson City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Garber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Melvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Proctor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ludlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Paxton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harpster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpster is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
  • Foosland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dewey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tomlinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
  • Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Loda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Loda is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <2>
  • Sibley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Roberts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickerson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickerson is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
  • Rantoul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saybrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dillsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Strawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cropsey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Osman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Osman is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
  • Thomasboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Clarence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clarence is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Risk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Risk is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
  • Buckley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Anchor
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Elliott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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