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 Henning had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Henning had a population of 233 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Vernal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vernal is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
- Rayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rayville is also located in Vermilion County
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- Alvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alvin is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
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- Higginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Bismarck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snider is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Grass was located in Vermilion County
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- West Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Newell is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas is also located in Vermilion County
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- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hoopeston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenburn is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is also located in Vermilion County
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- State Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Hedrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
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- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is also located in Vermilion County
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- Hillery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillery is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- East Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cheneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheneyville is also located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Penfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marshfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
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 Henning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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