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 Green Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Green Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cantrall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Bradfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfordton is also located in Sangamon County
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- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmingdale is also located in Sangamon County
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- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barclay is also located in Sangamon County
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- Fancy Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
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- Tice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tice is located in Menard County
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- Loyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richland is also located in Sangamon County
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- Pasfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pasfield is also located in Sangamon County
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- Curran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curran is also located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Woodside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
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- Dawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sweet Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
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- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Hart is also located in Sangamon County
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- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
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 Green Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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