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 Glen Avon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Glen Avon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Glen Avon listed first.
- Laurette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laurette
- From Glen Avon to Laurette
- Kumler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kumler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kumler
- From Glen Avon to Kumler
- Sabina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Weedman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Empire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Saybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Saybrook is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <4>
- Arrowsmith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsmith
- Arrowsmith is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsmith <4>
- Farmer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
- Farmer City is located in De Witt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farmer City
- From Glen Avon to Farmer City
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Osman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Foosland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foosland
- Foosland is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foosland <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Foosland
- From Glen Avon to Foosland
- Harpster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Le Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Le Roy is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
- Dickerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Piatt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
- Proctor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proctor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Proctor
- From Glen Avon to Proctor
- Padua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Fullerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fullerton
- From Glen Avon to Fullerton
- Solomon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Galesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
- Holder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Gibson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gibson City
- From Glen Avon to Gibson City
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Glen Avon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |