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 Gifford had a population of 375 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gifford had a population of 1,035 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Dillsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
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- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flatville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Rantoul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ludlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thomasboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers is located in Champaign County
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- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
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- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
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- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarence is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Potomac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
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- Rankin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dewey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mayview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Higginsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Fithian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 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 Gifford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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