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 Halls Ford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Halls Ford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Halls Ford listed first.
- Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is also located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Diona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Hutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is also located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Janesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lerna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loxa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loxa is also located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Union Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Former name for Union Center:
- Union Centre
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bradbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Timothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Ashmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bushton is also located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Trilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rardin is also located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mattoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Casey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cleone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Etna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etna is also located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Kansas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paradise is also located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
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 Halls Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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