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 Elwin had a population of 141 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elwin, with the one closest to Elwin listed first.
- Boody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turpin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Macon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wyckles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Hervey City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Long Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Bearsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
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- Sangamon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Blue Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moweaqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dalton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Casner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Casner is located in Macon County
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- Forsyth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Warrensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oreana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Emery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Stonington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Radford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Radford is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- La Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Illiopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn
(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 Elwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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