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 Forsyth had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Forsyth had a population of 3,465 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forsyth, with the one closest to Forsyth listed first.
- Bearsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bearsdale is also located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Emery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emery is also located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oreana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wyckles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckles is also located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Sangamon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sangamon is also located in Macon County
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- Harristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maroa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Argenta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Turpin is also located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Elwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rowell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long Creek is also located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Niantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ospur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ospur is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ospur
- Casner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Casner is also located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hervey City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hervey City is also located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Kenney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Forsyth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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