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 Lake Fork had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Cornland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Chestervale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broadwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Illiopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chestnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barclay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spaulding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Niantic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skelton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Sherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burton View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burton View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton View
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Lake Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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