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 Gilson had a population of 193 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gilson, with the one closest to Gilson listed first.
- Maquon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- De Long
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dahinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Hermon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hermon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
- London Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rapatee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rapatee is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapatee
- Williamsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truro is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Galesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saluda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
- Abingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wataga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yates City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Surrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ontario
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ontario is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Gilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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