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 Lexington had a population of 1,187 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lexington had a population of 2,020 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chenoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Towanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Gridley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in McLean County
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- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in McLean County
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- Kappa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Ocoya
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ocoya is located in Livingston County
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- Normal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holder is located in McLean County
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- Padua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Padua is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Ellsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- El Paso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brokaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
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- Anchor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowsmith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yuton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Flanagan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cropsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lodemia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lodemia is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
- McDowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
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- Rooks Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
- Graymont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Lexington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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