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 in 1895, Harris had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Farmer City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
- Farmer City is located in De Witt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <2>
- Weedman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Piatt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
- Kumler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Galesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Laurette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Osman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Empire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Fullerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- De Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land
- De Land is located in Piatt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Land <2>
- Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Sabina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - De Witt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- White Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
- White Heath is located in Piatt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <2>
- Dickerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Weldon is located in De Witt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <2>
- Mahomet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
- Mahomet is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <2>
- Le Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Le Roy is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Champaign County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
- Foosland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foosland
- Foosland is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foosland <2>
- Solomon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Piatt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
- Saybrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Saybrook is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <2>
- Bondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
- Bondville is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondville <2>
- Rising
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <2>
- Harpster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |