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 Illiopolis had a population of 689 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Illiopolis had a population of 835 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Illiopolis, with the one closest to Illiopolis listed first.
- Niantic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Mount Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Latham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bolivia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Warrensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Buffalo Hart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bearsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barclay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Berry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Breckenridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Edinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Illiopolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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