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 in 1895, Fairbanks had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is also located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lovington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cushman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cushman is also located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Garrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Burrowsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Bourbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bourbon is located in Douglas County
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- Ullrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ullrich is also located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
- Sullivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lintner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Dunn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is also located in Moultrie County
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- Voorhies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Allenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allenville is also located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Ficklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake City is also located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Cooks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- La Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galton
- Coles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coles is also located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
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 Fairbanks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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