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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Janesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <3>
- Trilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trilla
- Trilla is located in Coles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trilla <3>
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Loxa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Bradbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mattoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Mattoon is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <3>
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <3>
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Diona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Neoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Neoga is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <3>
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
- Hutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Timothy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Gays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Gays is located in Moultrie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <3>
- Union Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Coles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <3>
- Sexson Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Roslyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Greenup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
- Greenup is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <3>
- Cooks Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Trowbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trowbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <3>
- Bushton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Bushton is located in Coles County
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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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |