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 Harristown had a population of 153 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harristown had a population of 1,278 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harristown, with the one closest to Harristown listed first.
- Wyckles
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Bearsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Boody
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Niantic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warrensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Illiopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Long Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Sangamon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Emery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Hervey City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Oreana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Casner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Maroa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Stonington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moweaqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Chestnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rowell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Lanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
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 Harristown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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