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 Magnet in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Magnet. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Magnet listed first.
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Etna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Mattoon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gays
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lerna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sexson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Loxa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loxa is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
- Janesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Trowbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roslyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Toledo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Magnet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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