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>
Gurney itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gurney, with the one closest to Gurney listed first.
- Prentice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jordanville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordanville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tallula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sinclair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Pleasant Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Literberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Little Indian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Indian is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Indian
- Virginia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Loyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chandlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jules
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cass ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cass is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atterberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atterberry is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
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 Gurney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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