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, Ficklin had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ficklin, with the one closest to Ficklin listed first.
- Bourbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bourbon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Tuscola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garrett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Galton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Galton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galton
- Atwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hayes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Ridge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Filson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pesotum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Camargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kemp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hugo is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Ivesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sadorus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Voorhies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tolono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hindsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Bement
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville
(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 Ficklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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