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 Keys in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Keys. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Keys listed first.
- Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Cotton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Spaulding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spaulding is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New City is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Breckenridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradfordton is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Curran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Curran is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Glenarm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Hart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Hart is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Williamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Cantrall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Farmingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
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 Keys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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