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 Gibson City had a population of 1,803 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gibson City had a population of 3,275 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gibson City, with the one closest to Gibson City listed first.
- Guthrie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Garber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Proctor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harpster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Elliott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Foosland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Fisher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cropsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Tomlinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Laurette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arrowsmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Ludlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Risk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
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 Gibson City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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