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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 Jones in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jones. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jones listed first.

  • Lerna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mattoon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Loxa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loxa is located in Coles County
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  • Trilla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Paradise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise is located in Coles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Etna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Etna is located in Coles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Johnstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Janesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell is located in Coles County
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  • Charleston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Coles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Coles is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
  • Gays
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gays is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
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  • Cooks Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
  • Sexson Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
  • Bradbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
  • Humboldt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Neoga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <2>
  • Diona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Diona is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
  • Trowbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
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  • Toledo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <2>
  • Hutton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hutton is located in Coles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
  • Allenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Bushton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bushton is located in Coles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
  • Bruce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bruce is located in Moultrie County
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  • Kingman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingman is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Roslyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
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  • Timothy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
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  • Union Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Center is located in Cumberland County
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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 Jones, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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