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 Hilltop in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hilltop. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hilltop listed first.
- Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Menard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
- Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Atterberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atterberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
- Atterberry is located in Menard County
- Tice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Curtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Tallula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Tallula is located in Menard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallula <2>
- Newmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Loyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Oakford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Oakford is located in Menard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakford <2>
- Greenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Greenview is located in Menard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <2>
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Menard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Sweet Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Pleasant Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <2>
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
- Kilbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Kilbourne is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <2>
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cantrall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall
- Cantrall is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantrall <2>
- Conover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Prentice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Farmingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Fancy Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Teheran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
- Chandlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
- Chandlerville is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <2>
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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 Hilltop, 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. |