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 Lerna had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lerna had a population of 274 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lerna, with the one closest to Lerna listed first.
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Janesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Loxa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loxa is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
- Bradbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Mattoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Coles County
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- Diona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Neoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timothy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Gays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
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- Coles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sexson Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Roslyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Greenup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Trowbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
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- Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bushton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
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 Lerna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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