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)
- Weedman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
- Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kumler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Galesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Laurette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Osman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Empire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Fullerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- De Land
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Sabina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- De Witt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- White Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dickerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahomet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Le Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foosland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solomon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Solomon is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saybrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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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