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 Harpster had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harpster, with the one closest to Harpster listed first.
- Proctor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Foosland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gibson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
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- Dickerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Laurette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Osman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Guthrie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Kumler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Dewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowsmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sabina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Weedman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
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- Anchor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tomlinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farmer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cropsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Harpster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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