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 Gilchrist had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gilchrist, with the one closest to Gilchrist listed first.
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunbeam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Preemption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- New Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Alexis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swedona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swedona is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Seaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ogle is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Eleanor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gerlaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Gilchrist, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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