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 Lotus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lotus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lotus listed first.
- Osman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Dickerson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Blue Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Foosland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harpster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Kumler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weedman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
- Saybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mahomet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dewey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sabina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Tomlinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Galesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Rising
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arrowsmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Empire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
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 Lotus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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