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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>

While we didn't find Gerald in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gerald. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gerald listed first.

  • Penfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Armstrong
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hope is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Royal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Royal is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
  • Gifford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Flatville is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
  • Potomac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blue Grass ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Dillsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Higginsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
  • Sellers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sellers is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
  • Ogden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ogden is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
  • Fithian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Muncie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rantoul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Vernal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Vernal is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
  • Henning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oakwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Snider
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Snider is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
  • Rankin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ludlow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomasboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Clarence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Clarence is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence

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