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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 in 1895, Griswold had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Griswold, with the one closest to Griswold listed first.

  • Saunemin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Scovel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Scovel is located in Livingston County
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  • Emington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cullom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eylar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
  • Kempton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Charlotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Rugby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rugby is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Campus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cabery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Swygert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Swygert is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
  • Odell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Odell is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <2>
  • Chatsworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cayuga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
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  • McDowell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McDowell is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • Lodemia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
  • Dwight
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <2>
  • Piper City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Reddick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
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  • Nevada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nevada is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Pontiac
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
  • Risk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Risk is located in Livingston County
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  • Herscher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rowe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rowe is located in Livingston County
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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 Griswold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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