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 Lacon had a population of 1,649 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lacon had a population of 1,713 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lacon, with the one closest to Lacon listed first.
- Sparland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Varna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitefield is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Low Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Low Point is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
- Putnam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawn Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
- Edelstein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cazenovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cazenovia is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Hallock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Spring Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Toluca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akron is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Metamora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Florid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Florid is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
- Mossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hennepin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castleton
(16 miles [25.7 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 Lacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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