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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 Lemmon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lemmon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lemmon listed first.

  • Virden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
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  • Girard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thomasville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Divernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Divernon is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
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  • Pawnee Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawnee Junction is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
  • Rohrer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rohrer is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
  • Nilwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Farmersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Modesto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Loami
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Loami is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
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  • McVey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • McVey is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVey
  • Glenarm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatham is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
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  • Maxwell ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxwell was located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • White Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
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  • Palmyra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pawnee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pawnee is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
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  • Bates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bates is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Anderson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Anderson is located in Macoupin County
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  • Waggoner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Zenobia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Zenobia is located in Christian County
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  • Atwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Berlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Hill is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Woodside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Curran
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Curran is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Lemmon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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