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 Fisher had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fisher had a population of 1,911 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fisher, with the one closest to Fisher listed first.
- Dewey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dickerson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Foosland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Osman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomlinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harpster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Mahomet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thomasboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rising
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Rantoul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gibson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leverett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Elliott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ludlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kumler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Garber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weedman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
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 Fisher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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