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 Gray Ford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gray Ford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gray Ford listed first.
- Potomac
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Higginsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Higginsville is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Armstrong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Grass was located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Vernal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vernal is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
- Henning
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Snider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Rayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rayville is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- Penfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glenburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenburn is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Bismarck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Newell is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Alvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alvin is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
- Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muncie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillery is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Fithian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Missionfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Missionfield is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- East Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rankin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
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 Gray Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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