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>
While we didn't find Ellis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ellis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Williamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fancy Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cantrall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spaulding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Buffalo Hart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tice is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Bradfordton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broadwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Greenview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Farmingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
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 Ellis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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