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 Lanesville had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lanesville, with the one closest to Lanesville listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Illiopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bolivia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Mount Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Niantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barclay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Spaulding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Riverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Breckenridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Mount Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Latham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Broadwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Harristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
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 Lanesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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