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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>

While we didn't find Hanson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hanson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hanson listed first.

  • Dressor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dressor is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
  • Oconee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ramsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Herrick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bayle City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
  • Bingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ohlman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosamond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <2>
  • Vera
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Vera is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Chapman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Cowden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Tower Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holliday
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Holliday is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Irving
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Vandalia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Millersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Millersville is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Coffeen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Avena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Avena is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
  • Beecher City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Dunkel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dunkel is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
  • Owaneco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fancher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fancher is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher

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 Hanson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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