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

  • Staley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Staley is located in Champaign County
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  • Champaign
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Savoy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Savoy is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <2>
  • Bondville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rising
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rising is located in Champaign County
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  • Seymour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mira is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
  • Leverett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Leverett is located in Champaign County
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  • Mahomet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tolono
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tolono is located in Champaign County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <2>
  • Deers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Deers is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
  • Sadorus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Philo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Philo is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <2>
  • Mayview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mayview is located in Champaign County
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  • Sellers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers is located in Champaign County
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  • Thomasboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Heath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pesotum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sidney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sidney is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
  • Saint Joseph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mansfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fisher is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <2>
  • Ivesdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dewey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Galesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Galesville is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
  • Lodge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lodge is located in Piatt 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 Kenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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