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 Holland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Holland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Beecher City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Fancher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mode
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Moccasin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Holliday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Shumway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shumway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway
- Shumway is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shumway <4>
- Blue Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Cowden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Cowden is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <4>
- Stewardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
- Stewardson is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <4>
- Herborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
- Funkhouser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Kingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Strasburg is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
- Effingham is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <4>
- Herrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
- Herrick is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <4>
- Shelbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
- Sigel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
- Sigel is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigel <4>
- Trowbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trowbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Middlesworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlesworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Saint Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elmo <4>
- Gilmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Teutopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teutopolis
- Teutopolis is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teutopolis <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Effingham County: www.co.effingham.il.us/
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 Holland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |