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 Gays had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gays had a population of 252 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Sexson Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
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- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Coles County
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- Coles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Mattoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
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- Allenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Neoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
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- Kingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
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- Lerna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
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- Herborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
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- Johnstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
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- Loxa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loxa is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Findlay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stewardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Coles County
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- Cushman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Dunn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
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 Gays, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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