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 Lanton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lanton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lanton listed first.
- Hammond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Lovington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Ullrich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
- Lintner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Fairbanks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Voorhies
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- La Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Cushman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milmine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Casner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Prairie Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Dunn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Bement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Bourbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bourbon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
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 Lanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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