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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, Garber had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Garber, with the one closest to Garber listed first.

  • Gibson City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Guthrie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Guthrie is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Sibley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Elliott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpster is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
  • Proctor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Melvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cropsey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Anchor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saybrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Strawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Foosland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Risk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Risk is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
  • Roberts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Arrowsmith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dickerson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dickerson is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
  • Fisher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dewey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Laurette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Osman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Osman is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
  • Tomlinson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
  • Paxton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Prospect
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ludlow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Loda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Loda is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <2>

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 Garber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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