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 Harris in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harris. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Wetzel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wetzel is located in Edgar County
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- Horace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Horace is located in Edgar County
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- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mays
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Edgar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgar is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Conlogue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
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- Clays Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
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- Redmon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chrisman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Vermilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kidley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
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- Dudley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley is located in Edgar County
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- Nevins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
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- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Scottland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
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- Metcalf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melwood is located in Edgar County
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- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
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- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
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- Hughes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Edgar County
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- Marley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Sandford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mortimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mortimer is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Brocton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Borton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
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 Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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